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Alcorn, Gordon Charles (Warrant Officer, b.1923 - d.2011)
Private Record
Maker: Alcorn, Gordon Charles
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 421289 Warrant Officer Gordon Charles Alcorn, 354 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, Canada, England and India, 1941-1945. Wallet ...PR04564
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Austin, Ernest George (Private, b.1915 - d.1996)
Private Record
Maker: Austin, Ernest George
COVERING LETTER RE SERVICE. 2 ANECDOTES RE INCIDENTS IN CEYLON (SRI LANKA) AND NEW GUINEA. POEM BY AUSTIN - "MUSINGS OF A SENTRY : UNDER THE NEW GUINEA MOON"PR85/243
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Barter, Margaret Ann
Manuscript
Maker: Barter, Margaret Ann
This Ph.D thesis explores the collective experience of 2/2 Battalion members from October/November 1939 to disbandment in February 1946 as well as examining the men's varied and fluctuating responses ...MSS1528
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Bennett, Arthur Campbell (Major)
Manuscript
Maker: Bennett, Arthur Campbell
Memoirs titled "The Rough Infantry : Tales of World War II" relating to Major Bennett's enlistment in 1939, training at Puckapunyal and later Officer Training School Liverpool; training and social act...MSS1408
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Besley, Harvey
Manuscript
Maker: Besley, Harvey
"Six Year in Uniform". Reminiscences based on original diaries, papers and experiences. Includes information on Flight Sergeant Besley's enlistment with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and discu...MSS1056
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Birney, James (Gunner, b.1909 - d.1994)
Private Record
Maker: Birney, James
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX57685 Gunner James Birney, 2/1 Survey Regiment, Second Australian Imperial Force, the Middle East, at sea, and Australia, 1941-1943. Wallet 1 ...PR04221
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Blackburne, Spencer King (WX1212, Sapper, 2/3 Field Company)
Manuscript
Maker: Blackburne, John R Thomas, Athol
Manuscript entitled "10 Digits Short: The biography of Spencer King (John) Blackburne". Describes his early life in Western Australia and experiences as a sapper in the 2/6th, 2/8th and 2/3rd field co...MSS2025
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Blake, William Ernest (Driver, b.1908)
Private Record
Maker: Blake, William Ernest
Mixed collection of papers relating to Driver Blake's service with 1st Australian Motor Ambulance Convoy. The collection consists of his record of service book, 2 army driving licences, train ticket, ...PR00380
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Blundell, Neville (Private, 2/3rd Bn AIF b.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Blundell, Neville
REGULAR DETAILED LETTERS WRITTEN TO HIS WIFE MAVIS ("MAY") DURING HIS PROLONGED ABSENCE, FIRSTLY IN THE MIDDLE EAST; THEN NEW GUINEA AND LASTLY IN NORTH QUEENSLAND. THE LETTERS CLOSELY FOLLOW THE RELA...PR88/192
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Destroyers at sea, Bengal
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
In the foreground seamen are working with the torpedo tubes of Q class destroyer HMAS Quiberon. HMAS Nizam and HMAS Napier are in the midground, exercising while screening HMAS Renown, HMAS Illustriou...ART23944
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Entertainment for the Troops Collection, Souvenirs 4
Published Collection
Maker: Various
The collection contains a diverse range of items such as invitations to afternoon teas, dances, dinners, parties and receptions, maps and guides to cities, accommodation and transport, and details of ...RC02398
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Faulkner, Thomas Edwin Alistair (Gunner, b.1920 - d.1988)
Private Record
Maker: Australian Military Forces CEYLON ; [S.N., N.D.] (CEYLON : GOVERNMENT PRESS)
Two leaflets belonging to Private Thomas E A Faulkner who served with the 2/6th Field Regiment during the Second World War. One, issued in 1941 by the Troops Entertainment Committee in Columbo, Ceyl...PR03105
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Felton, Lloyd Walter (NX3637, Lieutenant, RAA)
Manuscript
Maker: Felton, Lloyd Walter
Manuscript memoir of Lloyd Walter Felton, about his service in the Second World War as a member of the 2/1st Field Regiment of the Royal Australian Artillery. It mainly deals with his time in Isreal, ...MSS1895
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Fisher, Frederick John Anderson (Warrant Officer 2)
Private Record
Maker: Fisher, Frederick John Anderson
ORIGINAL NOTEBOOK AND REPORT WRITTEN BY WO2 FISHER OUTLINING THE ESCAPE FROM SINGAPORE ON 15 FEB 1942 OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIT UNDER LT K R KING, THEIR PASSAGE TO SUMATRA, EVENTUAL DEPARTURE FOR CEYLON ...PR88/138
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Green, Charles Hercules (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1919 - d.1950); Green, Olwyn (b.1923 - d.2019)
Private Record
Maker: Green, Charles Hercules Green, Edna Olwyn
Papers of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Hercules Green DSO, and Olwyn Green, relating to his service with the 2/2 Battalion in North Africa and Greece, and the 2/11 Battalion in New Guinea during the Sec...PR00466
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Gullett, Henry Baynton Somer 'Jo', Major
Manuscript
Maker: Gullett, Henry Baynton Somer (Jo)
Manuscript entitled "Companions of the AIF", later "Soldiers far away" and then "Not as a duty only" written by Henry Baynton Somer 'Jo' Gullett which was published in 1973 by Angus & Robertson. Inclu...MSS0792
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Hay, Sir David CBE DSO (Major)
Manuscript
Maker: Hay, David Osborne
Final typescript draft of "Nothing over us: the story of the 2/6th Australian Infantry Battalion" by Sir David Hay. Manuscript includes annotations, and appendices covering nominal roll of original ba...MSS1251
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HMAS Lismore Association
Private Record
Illustrated coloured map outlining the operational area covered by the Bathurst class minesweeper, HMAS Lismore, during 1941-46. Includes brief chronological history and incidents encountered in relat...PR00647
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HMT Queen Mary
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Depicts the troopship ship, HMT Queen Mary, seen from the top deck of the HMT Queen Elizabeth during the convoy's passage from Fremantle, Western Australia to Trincomalee, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) . HM...ART23509
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James, Frank Goulburn (b.1915 - d.1994)
Private Record
Maker: James, Frank Goulburn
Original diaries (plus transcript) describe training and action with 2/2 Field Regiment in Egypt, Palestine, Libya (including Tobruk); they also mention the fighting withdrawal in Greece; escape to, l...PR00607
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Jones, Laurie Raymond DFC (Flight Lieutenant, b.1922 - d.2014)
Private Record
Maker: Jones, Laurie Raymond
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 421224 Flight Lieutenant Laurie Raymond Jones, 160 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Bahamas, India, and Ceylon 1943-1944. Wallet 1 of 1 – ...PR04042
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Kelly, Charles Alvin (Private, b.1913 - d.1985)
Private Record
Maker: Kelly, Charles Alvin
Transcript of a Second World War diary written by VX1186 Private Charles Alvin Kelly of 2/7 Infantry Battalion, covering the period 9 April 1941- 4 August 1942. Details his active service experiences ...PR02043
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Leverett, Allen George (Sergeant, b.1918 - d.1984)
Private Record
Maker: Leverett, Allen George
Collection relating to Sgt A G Leverett. Collection consists of handwritten account of his experiences in Baalbeck, Ceylon, Aitape/Wewak, Wau/Salamau. Also includes a list of names of battalion memb...PR85/236
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Long, Jeffrey Joseph (Staff Sergeant, b.1918 - d.1997)
Private Record
Maker: Long, Jeffrey Joseph
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX26866 Staff Sergeant Jeffrey Joseph Long, 2/24 Field Park Company, Second Australian Imperial Force, at sea, Palestine, Egypt and Libya, 1940-1...AWM2018.1023.1
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Macrae, Donald (Sergeant, Intelligence Section, HQ 6 Aust Div and 2/6th Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Macrae, Donald
ANSWER TO 2/6TH BN CIRCULAR, SENT OUT WHILE RESEARCHING HISTORYPR85/247
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Maddock, Richard D (Gunner)
Private Record
Maker: Maddock, Richard Derwent (Dick)
Memoir written by Richard D Maddock entitled 'Liberator Missions: RAF operational missions in the South-East Asia Theatre of war, 1945'.PR01661
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McKechnie, David (Lance Sergeant; b.1905)
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth Government of Australia
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX2150 Lance Sergeant David McKechnie, 2/3 Australian Company Service Corp, AIF. Consists of one certificate of discharge from the AIF, a brief ...PR82/051
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Millward, Robert William (Staff Sergeant, b.1911 - d.1995)
Private Record
Maker: Millward, Robert William
Letter and other souvenirs (1942-1945) including menus and Christmas cards sent by Staff Sergeant Robert William Millward during the Second World War.PR01217
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Mondel, Stephen Joseph DFM (Flight Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Mondel, Stephen Joseph
Training notebooks and published notes concerning Lancaster and other aircraft, air gunner's flying log book, Caterpillar Club membership card and paybooks relating to training in Australia and Englan...PR00121
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Murphy, Oswald Ellis Joseph (Major, b.1895 - d.1980)
Private Record
Maker: Murphy, Oswald Ellis Joseph
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX6269 Major Sir Oswald Ellis Joseph Murphy, 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station, Australia, Egypt, Palestine, Eritrea, Abyssinia, Libya, and Ceylon, 1...PR05571
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Nowland, Raymond Waller (Flight Lieutenant, b.1917 – d.1980)
Private Record
Maker: Nowland, Raymond Waller
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 406366 Flight Lieutenant Raymond Waller Nowland, 84 Squadron and 1579 Calibration Flight, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, United Kingdom, ...PR04172
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Parsons, A G (Corporal, 2/5th Bn AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Parsons, A G
PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF SERVICE 1940-42. COVERS VOYAGE FROM AUSTRALIA, IMPRESSIONS OF PALESTINE, THE MIDDLE EAST CAMPAIGN, GARRISON DUTY IN CEYLON AND RETURN TO AUSTRALIA3DRL/3908
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Private Patrick (Paddy) Kealy
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
Portrait of Private Patrick Thomas Andrew (Paddy or "Battle axe") Kealy (VX45209), 2/2 Australian Field Ambulance. He enlisted in early 1940 and joined his unit in April 1941. He saw action in the Mid...ART21416
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Re-fuelling HMT Queen Elizabeth Red Sea
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Trincomalee; tanker, anti-aircraft, refuelling; British Merchant Navy; unidentified soldiers watching refuelling operations; Shell Company tanker Scalantor, part of upper deck of SS Queen Elizabeth (b...ART21267
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Seaman's blue work shirt : Leading Seaman Victor Peace Sotheren, HMAS Vampire (I)
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Seaman's blue cotton drill work shirt with stand and fall collar, front placket fastening, short sleeves, two breast patch pockets (proper left pocket missing) and back yoke with loose centre back ple...REL41337
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Selby, Clive Herbert (Lieutenant Colonel, DSO, 2/7th Fld Ambul, AIF b.1908)
Private Record
Maker: Selby, Clive Herbert 'Tom'
COPIES OF NOTES RELATING TO HIS SERVICE IN THE MIDDLE EAST, CEYLON AND NEW GUINEA, 1941-1945PR87/042
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Sharkey, James Anthony (Warrant Officer, b.1920 - d.1995)
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia Sharkey, James Anthony Sharkey, Michael
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 413034 Warrant Officer James Anthony Sharkey, 17 Squadron (Royal Air Force), Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, Egypt, Rhodesia, England and ...PR05857
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Stone, Robert Phillip (Sergeant, b.1916 - d.1994)
Private Record
Maker: Stone, Robert Phillip
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX56144 Sergeant Robert Phillip Stone, 2/6 Australian General Hospital, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, at sea, the Middle East and ...AWM2018.208.7
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Temme, Gordon Phillip (417132, Flying Officer, 280 Squadron)
Manuscript
Maker: Temme, Gordon Phillip
Memoir titled 'My Wartime Experiences', written by Gordon Phillip Temme. Temme was called up by the RAAF in 1941. He trained in Adelaide before sailing to America. Temme then sailed to Great Britain b...MSS1884
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5th Bn, AIF
Private Record
RESEARCH NOTES RE 5TH AND 2/5TH BN, A HISTORY OF THE 2/5TH BN AND REMINISCENCE BY E W MOORHEAD RE 5TH BN. LETTER AND LIST OF ITEMS BY HASTINGS ATTACHEDPR85/010
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The British Colonial Empire: Ceylon Garrison Artillery
Art
Maker: Unknown British Government A.C. Ltd
British Second World War poster depicting the British Colonial Forces. It features a head and shoulders portrait of a member of the Ceylon garrison artillery in the upper centre. His regimental insign...ARTV03496
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of Commander William Thomas Alldis Moran, HMAS Vampire (I), Second World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2017.1.99
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (NX38919) Corporal Wallace Stafford Keft, 2/3rd Australian Infantry Battalion, Second World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2018.1.1.154
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (NX45350) Private Ralph William Metcalfe, 2/1st Battalion, Second Worl War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2020.1.1.261
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (NX4802) Warrant Officer Class I Gordon Wallace Duff 2/3rd Battalion, Second World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2017.1.297
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Thompson, Claude Goodwin (Flight Sergeant, b.1913 - d.?)
Manuscript
Maker: Thompson, Claude Goodwin
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 403783 Sergeant Claude Goodwin Thompson, Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF], Dutch East Indies, 1941-1945. The collection consists of a typescri...MSS2206
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Turner, K C (Private 2/6th Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Turner, K C
PHOTOCOPIES OF EMBARKATION ROLLS, 2/6TH BN FOR: MIDDLE EAST TO CEYLON ON "OTRANTO"; CEYLON TO AUSTRALIA ON "ATHLONE CASTLE"; NEW GUINEA TO AUSTRALIA (1943); AUSTRALIA TO NG, (1944); NG TO AUSTRALIA (D...PR85/222
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(VX3877) Dr Roy Roland Colyer Easdown MM recollects his experiences in the Australian army in North Africa, Greece, Crete and New Guinea during the Second World War
Sound
Maker: Easdown, Roy Roland Colyer Easdown, Roy Roland Colyer
Tape 1: Side 1: Declaration of war, training; to Aden. side 2: Aden, Ber Sar Lim, to Instructors' School. Tape 2: side 1: Ber Sar Lim to Athens, loading carriers. Side 2: loading carriers, to Corinth ...S01923
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Ward room - HMAS "Quiberon"
Art
Maker: Norton, Frank
Looking across the Wardroom of this destroyer - officers censoring amail on board HMAS "Quiberon", Trincomalee, Ceylon.ART21806
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Warner, Herbert Frank (Corporal) - 'Bert Warner in the Australian Army 1929-36 and 1939-45'
Manuscript
Maker: Hobbins, Peter
Digital manuscript, 'Bert Warner in the Australian Army 1929-36 and 1939-45', by Peter Hobbins. The manuscript is an account of the service of Herbert Frank Warner (240541, WP5981 and WX4535, Corporal...MSS1922