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Wallet 5 of 5 - Transcript of extracts from the memoirs of Major Henry Charles David Marshall, 1939-1945; c.2000
Digitised Collection
Maker: Marshall, Henry Charles David
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX34 Major Henry Charles David Marshall, DSO, ED and bar, 2/7 Battalion, 1939-1945. Wallet 5 of 5 – Wallet consists of a bound typed transcrip...AWM2020.22.284
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Wallet : Sergeant R S Turner, 6 Division Supply Column, Australian Army Service Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black leatherette wallet with a semi-circular opening containing a black leatherette covered 'board' with no markings. The 'board' is 201 by 142mm when open. The front of the wallet is stamped 'CHESS ...RELAWM24596
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Walter 'Wal' Stanley Gudgeon (VX4934) as a Lieutenant, the 2/8th Battalion, 1940-1943, interviewed by Harry Martin for The Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-1945
Sound
Maker: Gudgeon, Walter Stanley (Wal) Martin, Harry
Born in England 1904, one of seven children, early working life in England, travels to Australia on Orsova on 10 pound assisted passage, being a child in England during the First World War, joins CMF ...S01048
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Warant Officer 2 Douglas (Jock) Taylor
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Portrait depicting VX5449 Warrant Class 2 Douglas R 'Jock' Taylor, DCM, original member of 2/7th Infantry Battalion, served with the unit through its campaigns in Libya, Greece and Crete. In the fierc...ART27529
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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
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Welsh, Ivan Dudley (Private, 2/6th Bn, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Welsh, Ivan Dudley
REPORT COMPILED BY PTE IVAN WELSH, 2/6TH BN, ON HIS SUCCESSFUL ESCAPE FROM GREECE. PTE WELSH WAS CAPTURED NEAR SPHAKIA, CRETE AND LATER TRANSPORTED TO GREECE. FOLLOWING TWO UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS HE FI...PR87/240
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Wheatley, F J (Private)
Manuscript
Maker: Wheatley, F J
Poem titled `To My Wife', written by Private Wheatley whilst overseas on active service. The poem expresses his love for his wife and children and gratitude for the time they had together. The poem wa...MSS1218
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White, George Arthur (Signaller)
Private Record
Maker: White, George Arthur
Diary detailing service in Greek campaign, commenting on refugees, air raids, retreat through Greece and evacuation to Crete, German attack and evacuation by destroyer. Later entries describe Syrian c...PR00510
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Wills, Kenneth Agnew (Brigadier, KBE, MC, ED, Deputy Dir of Military Intelligence, Controller, Allied Intelligence Bureau)
Private Record
Maker: Wills, Kenneth Agnew
CORRESPONDENCE RE ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS IN SWPA AND RECOMMENDATION OF WILLS FOR AN AWARD. SITREPS NOTES AND APPRECIATIONS MADE AFTER VISITS TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE SWPA. REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF F...3DRL/6201
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Wilson, Grace Margaret (Matron, b.1879 - d.1957)
Private Record
Maker: Wilson, Grace Margaret
Collection relating to Matron Grace Margaret Wilson. Collection consists of a detailed letter from Wilson to her sister describing medical conditions (plus transcript of letter); photocopy of an arti...3DRL/7819
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Windon, Clifford (Signalman, 1st Australian Corps Signals)
Private Record
Maker: Windon, Clifford
Diaries and typed transcript covering NX19333 Signalman Cliff Windon's service in the Middle East, Greece, Syria and New Guinea during the Second World War.PR01501
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WITH PIECES OF UNEXPLODED BOMBS AT HIS FEET, A NEW ZEALAND SOLDIER COLLECTS SOUVENIRS (INCLUDING ...
Photograph
Maker: Silk, George
WITH PIECES OF UNEXPLODED BOMBS AT HIS FEET, A NEW ZEALAND SOLDIER COLLECTS SOUVENIRS (INCLUDING A GERMAN HELMET) OF A SUCCESSFUL ACTION IN GREECE. HIS UNIT SHOT DOWN A GERMAN PLANE (LEFT) WITH BREN G...007636
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WONDECLA, QLD. 1944-04-15. SILVER MEMORIAL MUGS IN THE OFFICERS' MESS OF THE 2/1ST INFANTRY ...
Photograph
Maker: McInnes, Geoffrey
WONDECLA, QLD. 1944-04-15. SILVER MEMORIAL MUGS IN THE OFFICERS' MESS OF THE 2/1ST INFANTRY BATTALION. MEMBERS OF THE MESS PURCHASE ONE OF THESE MUGS FOR EACH OFFICER OF THE UNIT WHO HAS BEEN KILLED O...065792
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Wood, Max Holbrook (Lieutenant, b.1918 - d.1996)
Private Record
Maker: Wood, Max Holbrook
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX3459 Lieutenant Max Holbrook Wood, 2/6 Australian Infantry Battalion, Middle East, 1941-1979. Wallet 1 of 1 – Collection consists of letters, ...PR05613
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Wood, William John (Captain, b.1905 - d.?)
Private Record
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Captain William J Wood, RASC, British Army. Collection consists of "A wartime log" kept by Captain Wood, whilst a prisoner of war in Oflaf IX A/...PR05137
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Wreckage at naval station, Eleusis
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Eleusis was one of the concentration areas for the embarkation of British forces withdrawing from Greece in April, 1941. No actual embarkation took place here. The wrecks seen are German vessels bombe...ART24026
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Wreckage at naval station Eleusis
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Eleusis is a village of great antiquity. Australian troops of the 6th Australian Division passed through here on their way to the evacuation beaches during the withdrawal of British forces in Greece i...ART24024
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WWII PARATROOPERS, POSSIBLY OVER CRETE OR GREECE.
Photograph
WWII PARATROOPERS, POSSIBLY OVER CRETE OR GREECE.P00433.006
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WWII PARATROOPERS, POSSIBLY OVER CRETE OR GREECE.
Photograph
WWII PARATROOPERS, POSSIBLY OVER CRETE OR GREECE.P00433.008
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Youman, Lawson (Staff Sergeant), 1907-1978
Private Record
Maker: Youman, Lawson
Typed transcript of a diary kept by NX8258 Staff Sergeant Lawson Youman (Workshops Platoon, No. 1 Company, Australian Army Service Corps). The diary covers the period January 1940-May 1942 when Youman...PR00954