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Anonymous
Manuscript
Maker: Anonymous
Notebook of original poems mostly related to the campaigns in Greece, Crete, and Tobruk. Also includes general details about Syria, patrol operations plan and wireless station call signs.MSS1280
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Australian Red Cross Society
Manuscript
TYPESCRIPT DRAFT OF A CHAPTER WRITTEN FOR A PROPOSED HISTORY OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS SOCIETY IN THE 1939-1945 WAR. THE CHAPTER DEALS WITH THE SOCIETY'S ACTIVITIES DURING THE MIDDLE EAST CAMPAIGN, ...MSS1349
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A Wireless Section of Greece and Crete (Hill, William Charles Fitzmaurice; VX19513, Major)
Manuscript
Maker: Hill, William Charles Fitzmaurice
Unpublished memoir, 'A wireless section of Greece and Crete', written by William Charles Fitzmaurice Hill (VX19513; Major; Royal Australian Corps of Signals), September 1964. The memoir details Hill'...MSS1915
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Brown, Philip Arthur (Gunner, b.1916 - d.2009)
Manuscript
Maker: Brown, Philip Arthur
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX41115 Gunner Philip Arthur Brown. Consists of a fourteen page typed and bound memoir written by Gnr Brown, who served with the 2/3 Field Regime...MSS2147
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1.Clifford, Leslie Edward Stuart (Signalman, b: 1901) 2.Bowyer-Smyth, Sir Philip Weyland (Commodore, b: 1894 d. 1978)
Manuscript
Maker: Clifford, Leslie Edward Stuart
Collection relating to the Second World War service of J90808 M602 Signalman Leslie Edward Stuart Clifford, HMAS Stuart, and Captain Sir Philip Weyland Bowyer-Smyth, HMAS Perth, 1941. Wallet 1 of 1 -...MSS1226
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Colonel H S Plummer & Captain E L Atkins
Manuscript
Maker: Atkins, E L 'Ted' Plummer, Horace Sydney "Syd"
"Black and Yellow Triangles" The 2nd / 1st Machine Gun Battalion AIF Official History compiled by Colonel HS Plummer ED and Captain EL Atkins RL. Traces the battalion from raising in Rutherford, Pucka...MSS0955
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Eady, Wilton McPherson ED (Lieutenant Colonel b:1916)
Manuscript
Maker: Eady, Wilton McPherson
Typescript memoir entitled "From soldier to kriegie: the war experiences of Wilton Eady" based on an interview by Betty Ellis, 1996. The memoir gives an account of Lieutenant Colonel Wilton Eady's Wor...MSS1655
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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 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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Gibb, Norman Stanley (VX5842, Private, 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion)
Manuscript
Maker: Gibb, Norman Stanley
Manuscript entitled "World War 11 Memories of Normal Stanley Gibb Service No. VX5842 2/1st Machine Gun Battalion". The manuscript details the experiences of Private Gibb through the Greece and Crete c...MSS2051
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Griffiths-Marsh, Roland
Manuscript
Maker: Griffiths-Marsh, Roland
"The Hem of Eternity". An autobiographical account of the author's war time experiences with the 2/8 Infantry Battalion in Palestine, the Western Desert, Derna, Greece, Crete, Syria, Australia & Borne...MSS1203
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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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Hurst, Philip John (Private, b: 1918)
Manuscript
Maker: Hurst, Philip John
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX5862 Private Philip John Hurst, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, 1995. Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection consists of a bound typescript memoir titl...MSS1656
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Le Souef, Leslie Ernest OBE ED (Colonel, b: 1900)
Manuscript
Typed photocopy of Le Souef's autobiography "To war without a gun" which was published by Artlook, Perth, 1980. Bulk of manuscript covers capture in Crete, life as a doctor treating fellow prisoners o...MSS0783
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Matthews, Allan Ernest (Corporal, b.1920)
Manuscript
Maker: Matthews, Allan Ernest Matthews, Chris
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX5175 Corporal Allan Ernest Matthews, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, 1939-1945. Matthews was an original member of B Company, 2/7 Australi...MSS2290
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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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Russell, Duncan McFarlane (Captain, b.1900 - d.1978)
Manuscript
Maker: Russell, Duncan McFarlane
Manuscript titled "Crete : May-June 1941", based on author's experiences on Crete with elements of the 19th Infantry Brigade. The manuscript describes aerial attack, paratroopers, retreat and evacuati...MSS0745
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Selby, Tom (Lieutenant-Colonel)
Manuscript
Maker: Selby, Clive Herbert 'Tom'
Manuscript titled `A Doctor leaves port', recalling experiences as a medical officer with the 6th Division at Bardia and Tobruk, Greece and Crete, and later in New Guinea. Also covers training in Ceyl...MSS1416
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Unknown
Manuscript
Synopsis prepared for circulation, outlining possible chapters to be prepared in writing the proposed 2/11th Infantry Battalion unit history "Island of Doom". Consists of a typescript with annotations...MSS0958
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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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West, Victor George Henry (Lance Corporal)
Manuscript
Maker: West, Victor George Henry
Manuscript written by Lance Corporal Victor George Henry West, including poetry and diary entries, as a prisoner of war at Stalag 383 Hohenfels, Bavaria and later in Crete and Germany.MSS0676