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  1. Andrews, Arthur John (Able Seaman, HMAS Sydney, RAN)

    Private Record

    Maker: Andrews, Arthur John

    Diary, with daily entries of life aboard the cruiser "Sydney", including the bombardment of Bardia and the sinking of the Italian vessel "Colleoni".

    PR83/162

  2. Bertram, H N L (Flying Officer)

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    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

  3. Bond, Arthur George Hayes (Commander, b.1872 - d.?)

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    Maker: Bond, Arthur George Hayes

    Collection relating to service of Commander Arthur George Hayes Bond, Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy, 1916-1919. Collection includes typescript memoir of the war service of the destroyer flotil...

    1DRL/0133

  4. Boorman, Ronald William (Leading Seaman)

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    Maker: Boorman, Ronald William

    Four large photographic copies of hand drawn maps of voyages of His Majesty's Australian Ship (HMAS) Sydney in the Mediterranean 1940-1941. Other documentation accumulated during the Second World War ...

    PR91/182

  5. Brooks, Leslie Rundle (Able Seaman, b.1900 - d.?)

    Private Record

    Maker: Brooks, Leslie Rundle (Les)

    Collection relating to service of Able Seaman (later Commander) Leslie Rundle Brooks, HMAS Parramatta, Australian Waters and Mediterranean, 1917-1918. Collection includes typescript copy of diary Jan...

    1DRL/0157

  6. Brown, Ralph (HMAS Stuart, RAN)

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    Maker: Brown, Ralph

    COPY OF "A DESTROYER'S TWO YEARS OF WAR" OUTLINING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE "STUART" WITH THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET, DEC 1939 - AUG 1941

    PR82/170

  7. Caudle, William Alfred (b.1921)

    Private Record

    Maker: Caudle, William Alfred

    Collection relating to the Second World War service of 416376 Warrant Officer William Alfred Caudle, 178 Squadron RAAF. Collection consists of a black and white photocopy of a diary, covering the per...

    PR83/150

  8. Cooper, Arthur William Frederick (Chief Petty Officer), DSM

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    Maker: Cooper, Arthur William Frederick

    Bound photocopy of diary, August 19139 - July 1940. Daily entries. Some quite lengthy reports. Diary - July 1940 to April 1941. Detailed. Reports on Leyte Island operation. Reports on the operatio...

    3DRL/6571

  9. Cooper, James Duncan (Able Seaman, HMAS "Perth" RAN)

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    Maker: Cooper, James Duncan

    1. Bound photocopy of detailed handwritten diary kept by James Duncan Cooper, with daily entries for 1940-1941 covering service in the Mediterranean. 2. Small black and white photograph of Cooper in ...

    3DRL/6478

  10. Curtis, Richard M.I.D. (Leading Seaman d.1941)

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    Maker: Curtis, Richard

    Mixed papers relating to Curtis' service with HMAS Sydney, including letters to his son, steaming and gunnery summaries, narratives of action with the `Bartolomeo Colleoni', navigational bulletins, na...

    PR00228

  11. Davies, Robert Edward (Squadron Leader, RAAF Chaplaincy b.1913)

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    Maker: Davies, Robert Edward

    CORRESPONDENCE WITH NEXT OF KIN OF RAAF PERSONNEL IN CONTACT WITH CHAPLAIN DAVIES DURING HIS WORK WITH VARIOUS UNITS IN THE NORTH AFRICAN AND MEDITERRANEAN CAMPAIGNS. INCLUDES REPORTS TO RAAF LIAISON ...

    PR84/388

  12. De Little, G V (Leading Signalman, b.1912)

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    Maker: De Little, G V

    Typed transcript of diary of Leading Signalman G V 'Mick' De Little while serving on various RAN ships during the Second World War. De Little saw service on HMAS destroyers Vampire, Stuart, Napier an...

    PR01820

  13. Dempsey, John (Chaplain)

    Private Record

    Maker: Dempsey, John

    Collection relating to service of Chaplain John Dempsey, 2 Light Horse Regiment. Collection includes a photostat copy of an account of Dempsey's voyage in the Mediterranean in which the SS Arcadian w...

    1DRL/0239

  14. Elder, Howard Thomas (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1915)

    Private Record

    Maker: Elder, Howard Thomas

    Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Howard Thomas Elder, 5 Battalion, Egypt and Gallipoli, 1914-1915. Collection includes a typescript copy of a diary kept by Elder and notes of signalli...

    1DRL/0259

  15. Evans, Eric Charles DSM (Stoker, b.1900 - d.1967)

    Private Record

    Diary kept by Stoker Eric Evans aboard HMAS SYDNEY between June and November 1940, during the SYDNEY's service with the British Mediterranean Fleet. Rather than being a daily account of life aboard th...

    PR00811

  16. Evans, John William (Petty Officer, b.1915 - d.1973)

    Private Record

    Maker: Evans, John William

    Original personal diary (and typescript transcript) of Petty Officer John William Evans relating to his service on the destroyer escort HMAS Nestor from November 1940 to June 1942. The diary covers th...

    PR00904

  17. Fennessy, Richard Gerard (Instructor Captain, b.1910 - d.1985), DSC

    Private Record

    Maker: Fennessy, Richard Gerard

    Memoir written by Instructor Captain Richard G Fennessy DSC, who served with the Royal Australian Navy on HMAS Nestor (1941-1942) and at HMAS Harman during the Second World War. The memoir concerns th...

    PR04029

  18. Fitzgerald, William T E (Able Seaman, b.1921)

    Private Record

    Maker: Fitzgerald, William T E

    Six handritten diaries kept by Fitzgerland during his RAN service on HMAS "Australia", "Napier", "Bowen", "Norman" and "Shoalhaven". Also copy of typed explanatory notes on diaries prepared by Fitzger...

    PR91/106

  19. Fitzgerald, W (Petty Officer)

    Private Record

    Maker: Fitzgerald, W

    DAILY ORDERS, SEAMANS MESS DECK OUTLINING ROUTINE ORDERS AND GENERAL NEWS OF THE DAY. INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDE ORDERS FOR THE EVACUATION OF TROOPS FROM TOBRUK. ALSO INCLUDES AN ACCOUNT OF THE DASH BY HMAS...

    PR83/002

  20. Fox, Henry C. (Stoker, d.1941)

    Private Record

    Maker: Fox, Henry C

    Letters of Stoker Henry C. Fox to his aunt Dolly between March and September 1941. They concern mainly the places he visited while serving on the sloop HMAS Parramatta, including India, Aden and Port ...

    PR00994

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