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  1. Allen, Frederick James (Private, b.? - d.1918)

    Private Record

    Maker: Allen, Frederick James

    Collection relating to the service of 4728 Private Frederick James Allen, 53 Battalion, France and Germany, 1916-1918. Collection includes letter from Allen describing his capture (19-20 July 1916) a...

    1DRL/0028

  2. Anderson, Frederick Edwin (Corporal, b.1910)

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    Maker: Anderson, Frederick Edwin

    ANDERSON'S DIARY AND NOTEBOOK, KEPT WHILST HE WAS A POW OF THE ITALIANS AND THE GERMANS. PAPERS RELATING TO HIS POW STATUS. A NOTEBOOK CONTAINING "LIFE OF A PRISONER OF WAR" WHICH TURNED INTO A DIARY....

    PR87/156

  3. Anderson, Leslie Dean (Jock) (Pilot Officer, b.1923 - d.1944)

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    Maker: Anderson, Leslie Dean (Jock)

    Collection relating to the Second World War service of Pilot Officer Leslie Dean Anderson, 466 Squadron RAAF. Collection consists of a letter written by Anderson on 4 June 1943 from London, describin...

    3DRL/0508

  4. Anonymous

    Private Record

    DIARY CONTAINS ENTRIES FOR PERIOD SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 1942. INCLUDES COMMENTS ON AIRCRAFT, MANCHESTERS, WELLINGTONS AND LANCASTERS; RAIDS ON GERMANY; AND BASES, WIGSLEY, SCAMPTON. THERE ARE FREQUEST...

    PR90/031

  5. Anonymous

    Private Record

    POW POSTCARD SENT FROM GERMAN PRISON CAMP. DETAILS GENERAL CONDITIONS IN PRISON CAMP

    PR86/010

  6. Armstrong, Herbert Huie (Bombardier, b.1918 - d.1996)

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    Maker: Armstrong, Herbert Huie

    Transcript of a diary kept by NX3112 Bombardier Armstrong when he was a German POW after capture at Crete. The entries cover his experiences of internment in Stalag VIIIB camp during 1944-1945.

    PR01274

  7. Ashes, Vernon Warwick (Flight Lieutenant, DFC, 101 Sqn RAF, RAAF b.1922)

    Private Record

    Maker: Ashes, Vernon Warwick

    Collection relating to the Second World War service of 424646 Flight Lieutenant Vernon Warwick Ashes DFC, 101 Squadron RAAF. Collection consists of three notebooks kept by Ashes, photocopy of extract...

    3DRL/7680

  8. A survey of the German Asbestos Textile, Jointing & Friction Lining Industries.

    Private Record

    Maker: BBA Aviation

    A copy of a report written by BBA Aviation in regard to the immediate post-war investigation of the German Asbestos Industry.

    PR04983

  9. Atkin, Philip (Bombardier)

    Private Record

    Maker: Atkin, Philip

    Legal papers of Atkin while a POW at Stalag V111B (Lamsdorf). Atkin prepared defences for POW's accused of various infringements against German civilian and military law, including refusing to obey or...

    PR00363

  10. Australian Red Cross Society

    Private Record

    PRISONER'S ACCOUNT BOOK, HELD BY THE ARCS FOR AUSTRALIAN POW HELD IN GERMANY

    PR86/243

  11. Australian Red Cross Society (ARCS)

    Private Record

    Maker: Australian Red Cross Society

    This collection of Australian Red Cross Society files consists of three main subseries: general correspondence and administration files; records of the Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing Enquiry...

    1DRL/0428

  12. Baker, Charles Douglas (Private)

    Private Record

    Maker: Baker, C Douglas

    Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX1472 Private Charles Douglas Baker, 2/32nd Battalion. Collection includes an Emergency Certificate with portrait photograph issued to Private B...

    PR82/019

  13. Bates, William Richard (Lieutenant, b.1916 - d.2001)

    Private Record

    Maker: Bates, William Richard

    Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX12153 Lieutenant William Richard Bates. Collection consists of a black and white photocopy of a diary, covering the period May to October 1941...

    PR89/175

  14. Baxter, Frank (Corporal)

    Private Record

    Maker: Baxter, Frank

    Papers collected by Corporal Frank Baxter of the 2/6 Battalion, during his internment at Stalag 383, Hohenfels, Bavaria Germany in 1944. Items include a program for Anzac Day sports and a publication...

    PR85/212

  15. Bell, S W 'Sam'

    Private Record

    Maker: Bell, S W 'Sam'

    Letter written by S. W. "Sam" Bell to Miss Whitelaw while he was a POW in the Stalag VIII camp in Germany, 28 August 1944.

    PR00993

  16. Belot, James Hine

    Private Record

    Maker: Belot, James Hine

    THESIS EXAMINES GERMAN NAVY'S POOR PREPAREDNESS AT OUTBREAK OF WAR AND PRE WAR NAZI CIVIL AND FOREIGN POLICY. "THE DEVELOPMENT OF GERMAN NAVAL POLICY 1933-1939". PHD UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, 1954

    PRMF0062

  17. Bennett, William E (POW, Stalag Viiib, Damsdorf b.1920)

    Private Record

    Maker: Bennett, William E

    CHARGE MADE AGAINST BENNETT FOR STEALING A LOAF OF BREAD AND GIVING IT TO A SOVIET POW. COURT MARTIAL CHARGE

    3DRL/3257

  18. Bertram, H N L (Flying Officer)

    Private Record

    Maker: Bertram, H N L

    Membership card and letter from the Goldfish Club, and membership certificate for the Late Arrivals Club. These items were issued to Flying Officer Bertram after he had to ditch his aircraft in the Me...

    PR00384

  19. Betts, Walter Edwin (Private)

    Private Record

    Maker: Betts, Walter Edwin

    Diary written by Private Walter Edwin Betts recording his experiences as a prisoner of war in Germany during 1941-1942. Detailed entries describe work, camp food, mail and war news. While Betts kept ...

    PR00056

  20. Blacket, G C (Sergeant, RAAF and POW, Germany)

    Private Record

    Maker: Blacket, Geoffrey Caleb

    DIARY DESCRIBING MARCH BY POW'S THROUGH GERMANY PRIOR TO LIBERATION. ALSO INCLUDES DETAILS OF VOYAGE FROM SYDNEY TO SAN FRANCISCO AND BEING STATIONED IN ENGLAND. CONTAINS ADDRESSES, LISTS OF BOOKS REA...

    PR85/299

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