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Bretherton, Bruce Albert (Flight Lieutenant, b. 1922 d. 1998)
Manuscript
Maker: Hume, David
"Flight Lieutenant Bruce Albert Bretherton DFC, RAAF Pilot, 1941 - 1945" By David H. Hume OAM. Manuscript relating to his service: RAF 267 squadron tour of operations August 1942 - March 1943 near Cai...MSS1702
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Chapman, James A (Colonel, OBE)
Manuscript
Maker: Chapman, James Austin
TITLED "SOME GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE CAMPAIGN IN STATES, 1944-45", THE LECTURE BROADLY SURVEYS THE ITALIAN CAMAPIGN, COVERING TOPOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE, THE THREE PHASES OF THE CAMPAIGN, AND PARTICUL...MSS0646
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Clark, Alan (3rd squadron)
Manuscript
Maker: Clark, Alan
"Mussoloni and Pavelic - My Part in their Downfall: A Partisan Memoir" by Alan Clark. Chosen as a pilot, the manuscript talks about his training and his eventual posting overseas with the 3rd squadron...MSS1725
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Coutts, Ralph Alexander
Manuscript
Maker: Coutts, Ralph Alexander
Manuscript titled `Bloody but unbowed'. Memoirs of POW experience from time of his capture near Benghazi with the British 50th Division, internment at Tarhuna camp, movement to Camp 65 Apulia, Italy a...MSS1264
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Dellar, William Morris (Gunner, b: 1915)
Manuscript
Maker: Dellar, William Morris
W.M. Dellar enlisted in the AIF and, after training in Australia, served in Palestine and Egypt. Dellar was made a prisoner of war when his ship HMS Hereward was disabled during the evacuation of Cret...MSS1254
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2/3 Field Regiment
Manuscript
`Unofficial History of the 2/3 Field Regiment', edited by L. Bishop and L. Lind, is a detailed history of the Regiment from its inception in 1939. It outlines training in England and in Queensland on ...MSS1222
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Gandevia, Bryan, Professor of Medicine
Manuscript
Maker: Gandevia, Bryan H
Typescript translation of Professor Dr Hans Schadewaldt's (Surgeon Captain German Navy Reserve) article on War Surgery in historical review. Surveys methods, treatment and results used by major armies...MSS0803
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Mattingley, Eric DFC (Flying Officer b: 1916)
Manuscript
Maker: Mattingley, Eric
Recollections of training with Empire Air Training Scheme in Australia, Canada, and England. Discusses active service as a pilot of Wellington bombers in North Africa and Italy, and with a communicati...MSS0656
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Mills, John Brent (Gunner, b: 1921)
Manuscript
Maker: Mills, John Brent
Manuscript `Over the hills and far away' and introductory essay `September, 1943 : fifty years on' written by Gunner John Mills of the 2nd South African Anti-Aircraft Regiment. Describe the author's e...MSS1537
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Querruell, Francis Joseph (Private)
Manuscript
Maker: Querruell, Francis Joseph
Account of experiences with 2/32 Battalion, in particular at Tobruk and at El Alemein, where he was taken prisoner. Describes life as a prisoner of the Italians at several camps in North Africa and It...MSS1472
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Robinson, Tom
Manuscript
Maker: Robinson, Tom T
"Lady Luck be my Friend: some experiences of a road engineer in World War II, 1940-45". Part 2: El Alamein to Tunis. Part 3: Italy.MSS1819
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Shoesmith, William (No. 3 Squadron, RAAF)
Manuscript
Maker: Shoesmith, William Alwyn (Bill)
MANUSCRIPT TITLED "NOW, DID I EVER TELL YOU ABOUT - MEMOIRS OF MY SERVICE", COVERS ENLISTMENT AND SERVICE OVERSEAS WITH NO 3 SQN, PRINCIPALLY AS CANTEEN ORDERLY. CONTAINS MUCH DESCRIPTIVE MATERIAL OF ...MSS1336
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Southey, Sir Robert AO, CMG (Captain)
Manuscript
Maker: Southey, Robert
Transcript of speech given by Captain Southey to the RUSI in Melbourne. Describes training with 161 Officer Cadet Training Unit at Sandhurst Royal Military College, and service in the Coldstream Guard...MSS1595
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The Camp PG 57 at Premariacco
Manuscript
Manuscript concerning "The Camp 'P.G. 57' at Premariacco: Story of a Place of Imprisonment and of its Church". Translated from Italian.MSS1740
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Vardy, Frederick Alfred (WX5229, Private, 2/28th Battalion)
Manuscript
Maker: Vardy, Frederick Alfred
18 page untitled photocopied typescript believed to be authored by Private Frederick Alfred Vardy (WX5229). Details experiences as a Prisoner of War after capture in North Africa and subsequent escape...MSS2036
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Williams, Albert `Bill' (Sergeant)
Manuscript
Maker: Williams, Albert `Bill'
Manuscript written by Sergeant Albert Williams, "What was it like to be a POW dad?", describing his Second World War service in the Middle East and capture by the Germans in Tobruk. Williams was held...MSS1594
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Wright, James Harold 'Lefty' (Private, b.1916 - d.2002)
Manuscript
Maker: Thow, Max Wright, James Harold 'Lefty'
Collection consists of two typewritten manuscripts: 'A Four Year Hiccup' by Max Thow combined with 'The Lantern of Hope' by Jim Wright; and 'The Lantern of Hope' [Book One] by James Wright. The firs...MSS1586