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Anonymous
Manuscript
MANUSCRIPT TITLED "HISTORY OF THE SIGNAL SERVICE, AIF IN EGYPT". COVERS PERIOD 1916-1918, 1ST AND 2ND SIGNAL SQUADRONS, CABLE SECTION, WIRELESS SECTION, AIRLINE SECTION, ADMINISTRATION. INCLUDES LISTS...MSS0669
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Anonymous
Manuscript
Article entitled "Army riddles strange devices and their meaning" by "Observer". Concerns the abolition of metal distinguishing badges and numerals. Worn on shoulder strap by Australian soldiers and t...MSS0849
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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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Bastian, Henry John (Warrant Officer) 1917-1989
Manuscript
Maker: Bastian, Henry John
Manuscript written by Warrant Officier Henry John Bastian, "Harry, why we don't forget". Bastian documents his enlistment in the Royal Australian Air Force as a trainee pilot, training at Tamworth an...MSS1566
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Berrie, George Lachlan (Lieutenant b: 1881 d: 1964)
Manuscript
Maker: Berrie, George Lachlan
The original manuscript for the book 'Under Furred Hats' written by G.L. Berrie and published in 1919. The manuscript describes the career of the 6th Light Horse Regiment from December 1914 to August ...MSS0871
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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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Billings, Hubert (Bert) Douglas
Manuscript
Maker: Billings, Hubert (Bert) Douglas
Collection relating to the First World War service of 14 Sapper (Spr) Hubert (Bert) Douglas Billings who served with 1st Signal Troop, Australian Engineers and 1st Light Horse Brigade in Egypt, Gallip...MSS1022
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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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Carne, William Albert Claude (Lieutenant, 6 Machine Gun Company, 2 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF b: 1884)
Manuscript
Maker: Carne, William Albert Claude
NOTES, CORRESPONDENCE AND RECORDS USED TO COMPILE "IN GOOD COMPANY" THE HISTORY OF THE 6 MACHINE GUN COMPANY, 1915-1919. INCLUDES EXTRACTS FROM OFFICIAL UNIT DIARIES AND RECORDS, COMMENTS FROM THE DIA...MSS1344
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Chauvel, Sir Henry George (Harry) (General, b.1865 - d.1945)
Manuscript
Maker: Chauvel, Henry George (Harry)
Annotated typescript autobiography of the military career of General Sir "Harry" Chauvel. Account briefly relates his early service in the Clarence River district, movement to the Queensland Permanent...MSS1406
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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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Colley-Priest, Langford Wellman, Private, MM, b: 1890 d: 1927
Manuscript
Maker: Colley-Priest, Langford Wellman
Original notes and transcript copy related to the history of the 8 Field Ambulance from its inception at Mitcham Camp, Adelaide on 4 August 1915, movement to Egypt and later France. Account covers the...MSS1400
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Colman, William Russel Goodwin (Lieutenant, MC, 27 Battalion, AIF b: 1897 d: 1966)
Manuscript
Maker: Colman, William Russell Goodwin
UNPUBLISHED TYPESCRIPT ENTITLED "THERE AND BACK" ENTERED IN THE RSSILA CENTENARY WAR NOVEL COMPETITION. SET IN EGYPT, FRANCE, BELGIUM AND AUSTRALIA AND BASED ON THE AUTHOR'S OWN EXPERIENCES, THIS ACCO...MSS1357
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Cooke, Simon and Froud, Anna
Manuscript
Maker: Cooke, Simon Froud, Anna
Manuscript titled "The Australian War Records Section" describes the establishment of that section (AWRS), modelled on the Canadian War Records Section, the development of the AWRS, staffing, organisa...MSS1536
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Corlette, Bernard Christian (Captain, b.1896 - d.?)
Manuscript
Maker: Corlette, Bernard Christian
"Memoirs of B.C. Corlette" by Bernard Christian Corlette. Served in WW1 with 1 Australian Divisional Train in Egypt and then in France, transporting a water cart and other supplies. (Served in WW2 as...MSS1734
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Craig, G F, Mr
Manuscript
Maker: Craig, G F
Manuscript titled `A History of the Soldiers and Nurses of Stanley and Hurdle Flat in the 1914-1918 War'. This is a compilation of extracts from Beechworth Ovens and Murray Advertiser newspapers, main...MSS1488
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Dadswell, Henry William (Sapper)
Manuscript
Maker: Dadswell, Henry William
Personal war diary "Diary of a Sapper" written in narrative. Records enlistment, signals training, comments on travels and local inhabitants, attitude to NCOs accommodation, military activities, leave...MSS0828
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Daintree, Charles Marshall (Lieutenant Colonel, b: 1907)
Manuscript
Maker: Daintree, Charles Marshall
'AIF Abroad': Some Recollections of My War Years 1939 to 1945' describes Daintree's life beginning with his early life, then going on to his schooling, pre-war career as a teacher and then as a traine...MSS1509
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Dean, Gordon (Sapper b: 1917)
Manuscript
Maker: Dean, Gordon
Manuscript titled `One Day the Sun Will Shine', recollecting experiences with 2/2 Field Company,. Covers enlistment, training, sea voyages, leave, active service in numerous theatres, post war life, w...MSS1480
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Dodd, Arthur William, DSO, MC (Major, d.1961)
Manuscript
Maker: Dodd, Arthur William
Photocopy of typescript account of actions of 6th Battery and the personal experiences of its commander. Covers the formation of the battery, the collision of troopships "Ascanius" and "Shropshire", E...MSS0818
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Faragher, Noni
Manuscript
Maker: Faragher, Noni
Titled `Prelude, Fugue, and Variations: Some Letters of a First War Army Chaplain'. Letters from a young army chaplain to his teenage girlfriend during the First World War. The author uses the letters...MSS1207
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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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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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FITZPATRICK, John
Manuscript
Thesis "Australian relations with Great Britain and the United States 1949-1956". Examines Australia's attempts to maintain relations with both Britain and the United States from the time of the Korea...MSS1003
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Fitzpatrick, John Charles (VX889, Signalman, 2/2 Field Regiment)
Manuscript
Maker: McLean, Andrew
200 page manuscript titled "Jack's Diaries". The manuscript provides details of Signalman John Fitzpatrick's wartime experience with 2/2 Field Regiment and 6 Division Signals. The manuscript details ...MSS2141
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Fiveash, Herbert Edward (Private, b: 1895, d: 1964)
Manuscript
Maker: Fiveash, Herbert Edward
`Private Memories: A Family Legacy'. This manuscript details the first 25 years (1895-1920) of the life and times of Herbert Fiveash. It covers his childhood in England, his emigration to Australia, h...MSS1217
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Forsyth, Reginald James Thomas (Corporal)
Manuscript
Maker: Forsyth, Reginald James Thomas
L.C. Forsyth has transcribed his brother Reginald's war time diaries for the period 23 February 1916 until 31 December 1917, and a part of his flying log book, to tell the story of Reg's WWI experienc...MSS1276
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Gilchrist, Hugh
Manuscript
Maker: Gilchrist, Hugh
Typed carbon copies of the first draft of two sub-chapters of a book on the history of Australian Greek relations, written by Hugh Gilchrist prior in 1978. The chapters are titled 'The Nurses', concer...MSS0773
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Gray, Alfred (4203, Private, 14 Battalion)
Manuscript
"In the Hands of the Hun: Experiences of Private Alfred Gray, of Kyneton". First World War memoirs by 4203 Private Alfred Grey who served with the 14th Battalion. He trained in Egypt and was sent to t...MSS1690
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1. Gullett, Henry Somer 2. Barrett, Charles (Co-Editors) (1. Captain, Official War Correspondent 2. Corporal)
Manuscript
Maker: Barrett, Charles Leslie Gullett, Henry Somer
EDITED TYPESCRIPTS, MANUSCRIPTS AND NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS OF ARTICLES AND POETRY USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF "AUSTRALIA IN PALESTINE". ALSO INCLUDES A PRE-PRODUCTION PAMPHLET CALLING FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF ...MSS1351
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Hammond, Marjorie (nee Smith) (Captain)
Manuscript
Maker: Hammond, Marjorie
AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MANUSCRIPT TITLED `LOOKING BACK', DESCRIBING SERVICE WITH A.A.N.S. DURING WAR OF 1939-1945. DISCUSSES NATIVES AND PLACES, TREATMENTS AND HOSPITAL CONDITIONS, LEAVE AND RECREATION, ATT...MSS1449
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Haslam, John Wilfred (Jack) (Sergeant, b: 1920)
Manuscript
Maker: Haslam, John Wilfred
Memoirs of service with AASC. Describes enlistment in 1940, joining 7 Division Supply, column training, transport on HMT `Queen Mary', leave in Palestine, and supply column to Egypt. Haslam was in Tob...MSS1572
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Hawthorn, Dorothy
Manuscript
Maker: Hawthorn, Dorothy
Photocopy of a typed transcript of a talk titled `Variety is the Spice of Life', delivered circa 1974 and relating experiences as an immigration officer aboard the Cunard liner, "Georgic", used as a t...MSS1491
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"History of 1502 Corporal Hubert De Vere Alexander BE and the 4th Field Company Australian Engineers, Gallipoli, Egypt, France, 1914-1919" by Ray Samuel RFD
Manuscript
Maker: Samuel, Ray
Typed manuscript titled "History of 1502 Corporal Hubert De Vere Alexander BE and the 4th Field Company Australian Engineers, AIF, Gallipoli, Egypt, France, 1914-1919", written by Ray Samuel RFD. The ...MSS2218
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Hoddinott, Rupert Uriah, Squadron Leader
Manuscript
Maker: Hoddinott, Rupert Uriah
Autobiographical account of the military (1914-1918 and 1939-1945 wars) and Department of Civil Aviation service of Rupert Uriah Hoddinott. Provides family history, life before the war, pre war enlist...MSS0791
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Hogue, Oliver (Trooper Bluegum) (Major, 14 Light Horse Regiment, Camel Corps, AIF b: 1880 d: 1919)
Manuscript
Maker: Hogue, Oliver 'Trooper Bluegum'
MANUSCRIPTS, PROOFS AND PRESS CUTTINGS OF ARTICLES AND VERSE CONCERNING EXPERIENCES OF SOLDIERS IN THE LIGHT HORSE BRIGADE AND CAMEL CORPS. INCLUDES AN EULOGY TO A SOLDIER KILLED DURING THE CAPTURE OF...MSS1331
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Jamie, Angus MCleod (Gunner)
Manuscript
Maker: Jamie, Angus MCleod
Retrospective account of war service 1940-1945, titled `2/2 ANTI TANK: AN UNOFFICIAL HISTORY'. Discusses enlistment and training, sea voyage to Middle East, active service during Syrian campaign, retu...MSS1515
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Jessie Tomlins: An Australian Army Nurse - World War One
Manuscript
Maker: Rae, Ruth
PhD thesis providing information about Jessie Tomlins who served, first as a Staff Nurse and later as a Sister, in the 14th Australian General Hospital in Egypt during 1916.MSS1791
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Jones, Ian
Manuscript
Maker: Jones, Ian
Manuscript titled "Chronology of the 4th Light Horse Regiment, AIF, August 1914 to December 1915: Compiled for the Regimental History by Ian Jones". It describes the raising of the regiment, training...MSS0675
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Journeys to war: experiences of Australian recruits in the Great War
Manuscript
Maker: Ziino, Bart
This thesis examines the experiences of recruits for the Australian Imperial Force from the point of enlistment to their first experiences of battle. The chapters: The First Contingents, Troopship Voy...MSS1864
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King, Norm (Chief Petty Officer, b: 1920, d: 1999)
Manuscript
Maker: King, Norm
Autobiography titled 'Memoirs of a Reluctant Warrior, 1936-1955' describing emigration to Australia, schooling, the depression, enlisting in the Royal Australian Navy, pre-war service, and active serv...MSS1502
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King, Ted (Private)
Manuscript
Maker: King, Ted
Poem titled `The Rockspiders' first charge', written by Private King, apparently in France, and sent home by William Black of 30th Bn. Poem is about the day the unit first went into the trenches in Eg...MSS1265
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Lewis, Alfred F (369, Company Quartermaster Sergeant, 27 Battalion, b. 1892 d. 1994)
Manuscript
Maker: Lewis, Alfred Frank
"A Centenarian Reveals His 1915 - 1919 Diary". Typed and bound manuscript from the First World War diary of 369 Company Quartermaster Sergeant Alfred Frank Lewis of the 27th Battalion. He left Austral...MSS1682
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Manuscript Troop serials
Manuscript
Original manuscript drafts for editions of the troop serial "The Mirage", the unofficial organ of the 2 Light Horse Brigade Details section and "Somewhere", the unofficial newsletter of the 8 Light Ho...MSS0756
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Military History and Information Section (AIF (Middle East))
Manuscript
EDITED TYPESCRIPT OF "ACTIVE SERVICE", A PUBLICATION DETAILING THE WORK OF THE AIF IN THE MIDDLE EAST DURING THE 1939-1945 CONFLICT. ALSO INCLUDES A MOCK-UP OF THE PUBLICATION COMPLETE WITH PHOTOGRAPH...MSS0663
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Monteith, Hugh Owen, Gunner, b: 1898
Manuscript
Maker: Monteith, Hugh Owen
Monteith's "Observations of No 5886" (his regimental number) an autobiographical account of his family history, growing up in Victoria, military training as a cadet, enlistment in AIF, training in Egy...MSS0810
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Moore, Albert (Major, Salvation Army)
Manuscript
Maker: Moore, Albert E
Texts of radio talks given by Major Moore on Radio Station 6KY in Perth. Discusses his experiences establishing mobile canteens for troops in forward areas, particularly during the Syrian campaign and...MSS0742
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Moore, Edward (75, Lance Corporal, 2nd Field Company Engineers)
Manuscript
Maker: Moore, Edward Louis
344p. manuscript entitled "Gallipoli to the Somme: the WW1 Diaries of Sapper Edward L. Moore M.M.". Transcript of diaries from 1 January 1915 to 15 February 1915. Diaries tell of the author's experien...MSS2032
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Paige, Eric (aka Raphael Finkelstein, b:1898 d:1982)
Manuscript
Maker: Paige, Eric
Copy of handwritten memoir by Eric Paige (NO.EX.VX2555) (formerly known as Raphael Finkelstein) with 2/2 Field Ambulance describing his time spent at the camp at Puckapunyal where he formed a concert ...MSS1642
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RAEME Association (South Australia Division)
Manuscript
History of the Royal Corps of Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers in South Australia by Major A.N. MacLeod. General history of the RAEME in South Australia with background information up un...MSS1202