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Bischofsheim. Group portrait of 16 Australians captured on Crete and sent to German prisoner of ...
Photograph
Bischofsheim. Group portrait of 16 Australians captured on Crete and sent to German prisoner of war camp Stalag XIIIc at Hammelburg, Germany, in August 1941. During their captivity they were formed in...P01363.001
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Boyle, John Leslie (Private, b.1917 – d.1967)
Private Record
Maker: Boyle, John Leslie
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX6784 Private John Leslie ‘Jack’ Boyle, 2/6 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Germany, England and Australia, c 1...PR05331
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Brotchie, W J (Private, 2/6th Bn and POW, Germany)
Private Record
Maker: Brotchie, W J
BRIEF ACCOUNT OF POW EXPERIENCES IN POCKET DIARYPR85/204
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Gorman, Francis J (Driver)
Private Record
Maker: Gorman, Francis J
EXTRACTS FROM PERSONAL DIARY FOR 1941 COVERING SERVICE IN BARDIA, TOBRUK, MERSA MATRUH, AMARIYA, PIRAEUS AND CRETE. NEWSCUTTING RE GORMAN AND HIS DIARY.PR85/250
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Grinter, A R W (Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Grinter, A R W
Letter written by Sergeant A R W Grinter of the 2/6 Battalion, describing his experiences as a prisoner of war at Stalalg VIIIA Murnai, Bavaria Germany. Other items include an essay written in 1942, ...PR85/202
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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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Smith, George Frederick DSO ED, (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1905)
Private Record
Maker: Smith, George Frederick
Extensive reminiscences regarding 2/6 Bn, including the formation of the battalion, early training, campaigns in Greece, Crete and Syria. The reminiscences cover the period 1939-1941 and mention Horac...PR85/223
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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