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Adams, Peter W DSC (Sub-Lieut. b: 1923)
Manuscript
Maker: Adams, Peter W
Autobiography, including service in RAN with HMAS Shropshire during WW2. Discusses training, refitting of Shropshire including anti-aircraft radar, active service in waters off New Guinea and Philippi...MSS1428
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Anderson, Kevin Victor (Lieutenant, RANVR b.1912)
Private Record
Maker: Anderson, Kevin Victor
TYPSCRIPT COPY OF EXTRACTS OF LETTERS WRITTEN BY LIEUTENANT ANDERSON IN 1945 WHILE IN THE PHILIPPINES WITH THE RAN HISTORICAL SECTION. THE LETTERS ARE ADDRESSED TO HIS FAMILY AND FRIENDS AND DESCRIBE ...PR87/223
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Arthur Bullard 'War Correspondent' 1943-1948
Manuscript
Maker: Bullard, Betty
Bound manuscript containing images from the wartime service of Arthur Bullard. Australian-born Bullard joined the American Red Cross as a photographer and travelled to the Papua New Guinea, the Philip...MSS1698
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Bobin, Alfred (Leading Aircraftman, 1 Wireless Unit, RAAF)
Private Record
Maker: Bobin, Alfred
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 424360 Leading Aircraftman Alfred Francis Bobin. Collection consisits of : Handwritten letter, 1986, describing action and conditions on leyte is...PR86/366
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Bracht, William Henry (Petty Officer, b: 1916)
Manuscript
Maker: Bracht, William Henry
Large manuscript titled `Memoirs in peace and war'. Covers service in RAN from enlistment in 1934. Describes service on HMAS Perth, including visit to 1939 World Fair in New York; outbreak of war; bei...MSS1576
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Butler, Rex Nelson (Sergeant, b.1913 - d.1943)
Private Record
Maker: Butler, Rex Nelson
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX2600 Sergeant Rex Nelson Butler, 8 Division Ammunition Sub Park, Australian Army Service Corps [AASC]. Collection consists of four hand-drawn ...PR88/151
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Bywater, William
Private Record
Maker: Bywater, William
Letter from colleagues in the US to Bywater in Australia. Mentions the liberation of the Philippines. (Bywater was a member of the Allied Intelligence Bureau, US Army).3DRL/6663
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Chief Shipwright Alfred William Robinson
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Portrait of ex-Chief Shipwright Alfred William Robinson DSM, RANR ON 10635, Royal Australian Navy, HMAS Australia.ART27506
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Compressed fibre identity discs : Lieutenant A A Joel, Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pair round compressed fibre identity discs. Both are impressed on the obverse 'A A JOEL LT A2 REL J'. One is impressed on the reverse 'A A JOEL' and scratched 'AUST NAVY'; the other is scratched on th...REL/13225
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Cooper, Arthur (Chief Petty Officer), DSM
Private Record
Maker: Cooper, Arthur William Frederick
Operation reports, stories (1944-1946), reminiscences, and part of the war diary for Shropshire, relating to operations in Luzon. Naval messages (1945)PR85/284
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Cooper, Arthur William Frederick (Chief Petty Officer), DSM
Private Record
Maker: Cooper, Arthur William Frederick
Bound photocopy of diary, August 1939 - July 1940. Daily entries. Some quite lengthy reports. Diary - July 1940 to April 1941. Detailed. Reports on Leyte Island operation. Reports on the operation...3DRL/6571
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Divine Service, HMAS "Arunta"
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Divine Service, HMAS "Arunta", Padre Alcorn conducting the service, Philippines.ART23032
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Dow, Maynard Weston
Manuscript
Maker: Dow, Maynard Weston
Thesis "Counterinsurgency and nation building : a comparative study of Post-World War Two Anti Guerilla Resettlement Programs in Malaya, the Philippines and South Vietnam". PhD, Syracuse University, 1...MSS0968
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Farquhar, Allan Herbert (Chief Petty Officer, b.1911)
Private Record
Maker: Farquhar, Allan Herbert
Collection relating to the service of Chief Petty Officer Allan Herbert Farquhar, HMAS Canberra, during the Second World War. Collection comprises a diary with detailed entries documenting June 1940 ...PR03381
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Fernandez, Eugene Elderfield (Petty Officer)
Private Record
Maker: Fernandez, Eugene Elderfield
Detailed account of the preparation for, and attack on, Lingayen Gulf as seen from the "Warramunga", 4-13 January, 1945, including suicide attacks by Japanese aircraft and swimmers.PR87/105
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Grubin, Leslie Louis (Lieutenant, US Army, b.1919 - d.2009)
Private Record
Maker: Grubin, Leslie Louis
Letters written by US serviceman Lt Grubin to an Australian family, the Kerrs during the Second World War and extending up until 1966.PR01643
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Harrison, Denis Harold (Able Seaman)
Private Record
Maker: Harrison, Denis Harold
Transcript of diary and recollection spanning WW2, includes time spent studying at Agricultural College where Harrison joined 6th Cavalry Mobile Veterinary Section. Describes service with RANR and RAN...PR00143
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HMAS Arunta, Philippines
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Part of deck and superstructure of destroyer HMAS Arunta, Philippines.ART24223
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HMAS Westralia at Luzon, 'S' day
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
HMAS "Westralia" at Luzon, "S" Day. The former interstate passenger ship is seen in her war-time paint and carrying out her war-time role as troop carrier, at the assault on Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Phil...ART24199
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In engine room during air attack
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
A direct pen drawing made in the engine room of HMAS "Kanimba" whilst awaiting further attack. Japanese aircraft were reported approaching the convoy. View at the controls looking for'ard with officer...ART24195