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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
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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
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Bond, Arthur George Hayes (Commander, b.1872 - d.?)
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Maker: Bond, Arthur George Hayes
Collection relating to the First World War and Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War service of Commander Arthur George Hayes Bond OBE, Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy, Australia, 1928. W...1DRL/0133
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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
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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
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Brown, Ralph (HMAS Stuart, RAN)
Private Record
Maker: Brown, Ralph
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 6224 Able Seaman Ralph Brown, HMAS Stuart, Royal Australian Navy, At sea, c. August 1941 - 1943. Wallet 1 of 1 - Photocopy of a typescript chron...PR82/170
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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
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Cooper, Arthur William Frederick (Chief Petty Officer), DSM
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Maker: Cooper, Arthur William Frederick
Bound photocopy of diary, August 1939 - July 1940. Daily entries. Some quite lengthy reports. Diary - July 1940 to April 1941. Detailed. Reports on Leyte Island operation. Reports on the operation...3DRL/6571
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Cooper, James Duncan (Able Seaman, b.1907 - d.1978)
Private Record
Maker: Cooper, James Duncan
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 18905 Able Seaman James Duncan Cooper, HMAS Perth, Australia and at sea, 1940-1941. Wallet 1 of 1 - Contains a bound black and white photocopied...3DRL/6478
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Curtis, Richard M.I.D. (Leading Seaman d.1941)
Private Record
Maker: Curtis, Richard
Mixed papers relating to Curtis' service with HMAS Sydney (II), including letters to his son, steaming and gunnery summaries, narratives of action with the `Bartolomeo Colleoni', navigational bulletin...PR00228
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Davies, Robert Edward (Squadron Leader, RAAF Chaplaincy b.1913)
Private Record
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
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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
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Dempsey, John (Chaplain, b.1881 - d.1917)
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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
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Elder, Howard Thomas (Lieutenant, b.? - d.1915)
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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
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Evans, Eric Charles (Stoker, b.1900 - d.1967)
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Maker: Evans, Eric Charles
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 16069 Stoker Eric Charles Evans, HMAS Sydney (II), Royal Australian Navy, Mediterranean, 1940. Wallet 1 of 2 – Consists of one diary of Stoker ...PR00811
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Evans, John William (Petty Officer, b.1915 - d.1973)
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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
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Fennessy, Richard Gerard (Instructor Captain, b.1910 - d.1985), DSC
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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
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Fitzgerald, William T E (Able Seaman, b.1921)
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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
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Fitzgerald, W (Petty Officer)
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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
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Fox, Henry C. (Stoker, d.1941)
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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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Haddow, Robin Gordon (Sergeant, POW, Torun, Poland b.1921)
Private Record
Maker: Haddow, Robin Gordon
SECTION OF THE NZ OFFICIAL HISTORY, FROM "LONG RANGE DESERT GROUP IN THE MEDITERRANEAN", RELATING TO SGT HADDOW'S SERVICE. SECTION PHOTOCOPIED FROM THE 1950 EDITIONPR84/093
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Haire-Forster, Henry (Midshipmen, HMS Hood, RN)
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Maker: Haire-Forster, Henry
LOGBOOK MAINTAINED DURING TRAINING CRUISES WITH HMS HOOD ON THE MEDITERRANEAN STATION DURING 1894-96PR85/378
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Haire-Forster, Henry (Midshipmen, RN)
Private Record
Maker: Haire-Forster, Henry
MIDSHIPMEN'S LOGBOOK MAINTAINED DURING TRAINING CRUISES WITH VARIOUS RN VESSELS ATTACHED TO THE MEDITERRANEAN, CHANNEL AND CALYPSO SQUADRONS, 1896-98PR85/306
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Hannaford, Hector Roy DFC (Flight Lieutenant RAF, b.1917 - d.1945)
Private Record
Maker: Hannaford, Hector Roy
Collection relating to the RAF Second World War service of Flight Lieutenant Hector Roy Hannaford, DFC. Collection consists of a small 1930 diary; flying logbook for operations with fighter aircraft ...PR88/037
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Hanrahan Family
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EXTENSIVE LETTERS WRITTEN BY THE THREE HANRAHAN BROTHERS TO THEIR FAMILY WHILE ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH BRITISH FORCES. ALL THREE, BRENDAN, CIARAN AND EAMON, SERVED IN THE RAF IN VARIOUS BASES IN ENGLAN...PR82/158
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Haynes, G M, DSO (Commander, 828 Sqn, RN, b.1911 - d.1999)
Private Record
Maker: Haynes, Gerald Mellor
Bound photocopy of two diaries by Commander G M Haynes covering 1941-1942 describing service and operations of Fleet Air Arm in the Mediterranean Base at Hal Far Aerodrome, Malta. Commander Haynes re...PR86/239
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HMAS Gawler
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SHORT HISTORY OF THE OPERATIONS OF HMAS GAWLER - CONVOY ESCORT, MINE SWEEPING, PATROLS AND INVASIONS OF SICILY. REMINISCENCES FROM DIARY OF D RITHERTON AS APPENDIXPR86/311
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HMAS Lismore Association
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Illustrated coloured map outlining the operational area covered by the Bathurst class minesweeper, HMAS Lismore, during 1941-46. Includes brief chronological history and incidents encountered in relat...PR00647
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HMAS Sydney (RAN)
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COPY OF NAVAL MESSAGE ON DEPARTURE OF HMAS SYDNEY FROM MEDITERRANEAN FLEETPR85/152
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HMS Hereward
Private Record
Photocopied papers regarding HMS Hereward, including official Admiralty Communique annoucing casualties sustained from sinking of Hereward off Crete in 1941, summary of service 1939-41, sketch, specif...PR00657
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Holmes, David
Private Record
Maker: Holmes, David
Letter written by a crew member of HMS Barham after being rescued by HMAS Nizam, after Barham was torpedoed by a German submarine on 25 November 1941. Describes explosions, abandoning ship, time in wa...3DRL/7649A
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Hore, Guthrie C (Sergeant, b.1918)
Private Record
Maker: Hore, Guthrie C
Memoirs of service as an armourer in Sunderland Flying Boats based at Plymouth and operating on anti-submarine duties over the West Coast of Europe, Atlantic and Mediterranean areas. Includes detailed...PR88/142
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Keene, John (Warrant Officer); Roberts, Melnotte Arthur (Lieutenant)
Private Record
Maker: Keene, John Roberts, Melnotte Arthur
Papers of 3863 Warrant Officer John Keene. Included are maps, official correspondence and a diary. The maps are predominantly of the Mediterranean and depict either fleet or individual ship action b...PR01682
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Lamond, Frank (Flight Sergeant, b.1923 - d.1944); Corkhill, Charles William Maxwell (422138 Flight Sergeant, b.1917 - d.1943); Ayers, Ralph James (409881 Flight Sergeant, b.1920 - d.1943)
Private Record
Maker: Kidgell, Merna
Unpublished manuscript written by Merna Kidgell relating to Flight Sergeant Frank Lamond who served with the 14 Squadron RAAF. Entitled 'We call him Bill' it recounts Sgt Lamond's early life and war e...PR01737
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Macandie, G L (Paymaster Commander, OBE RAN)
Private Record
Maker: Macandie, G L
Collection relating to the Second World War public service of Paymaster Commander George Lionel Macandie, Australian Commonwealth Naval Board, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, 1941. Wallet 1 of 1 - ...2DRL/1262
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Mackay, Edith Jane (Nurse, Scottish Women's Hospital b.1875 - d.1961)
Private Record
Maker: Mackay, Edith Jane
Collection relating to Nurse Edith Jane Mackay. Includes identity papers, letters, notes, photograph, certificate and autograph albums relating to her career as a nurse in England, France, Belgium, S...PR89/027
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Mann, Lawrence William (Flying Officer, b.1920 - d.2004)
Private Record
Maker: Mann, Lawrence William
Collection relating to the Second World War and post-war service of O210417 (403031) Flying Officer Lawrence William Mann, 210 Squadron, 190 Squadron, 11 Squadron, 20 Squadron, and 36 Squadron, Royal ...PR05460
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Morris, Ernest Newby DSM (b.1894 - d.?)
Private Record
Maker: Morris, Ernest Newby
Collection relating to the service of 2713 Stoker Petty Officer Ernest Newby Morris DSM, HMAS Huon, RAN, 1916-1919. Collection consists of a handwritten diary in which Morris recorded activities aboa...1DRL/0515
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Nation, Andrew Robert (Stoker Petty Officer Mechanic b.1920)
Private Record
Maker: Nation, Andrew Robert
Black and white photocopies of eight detailed diaries written by Andrew (Andy) Robert Nation, documenting 12 years of naval service with the Royal Australian Navy, especially convoy escort duty to Tob...PR00186
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Peek, Richard Innes (Midshipman, b.1914 - d.2010)
Private Record
Maker: Peek, Richard Innes
Collection relating to the service of Midshipman Richard Innes Peek. Collection consists of an original logbook maintained by Midshipmen Peek during his service aboard HMAS Canberra in 1932 and later...PR85/419
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Perkins, Ronald Henry Stuart (Petty Officer, b.1906)
Private Record
Maker: Perkins, Ronald Henry Stuart
Diaries covering service on HMAS Moreton Bay, HMAS Penguin, HMAS Nizam, HMAS Parramatta and HMS Barham. The diaries include references to evacuation of Crete, the Mediterranean campaign and operation ...3DRL/7649
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Pockley, Harold Graham (Squadron Leader, b.1913-d.1945)
Private Record
Maker: Pockley, Harold Graham
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 260608 Squadron Leader Harold Graham Pockley, 10 Squadron, 41 Squadron and 200 Flight, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, United Kingdom, N...PR04192
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Primmer, John Foster Roy (Able Seaman, b.1922-d.1941)
Private Record
Maker: Primmer, John Foster Roy
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 23183 Able Seaman John Foster Roy Primmer, HMAS Sydney (II), Royal Australian Navy, Australia, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea, 1940-1941. W...PR00813
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Radburn, Samuel H (Sergeant, 462 Sqn RAAF)
Private Record
Maker: Radburn, Samuel H
OBSERVER AND AIR GUNNER'S FLYING LOGBOOK MAINTAINED DURING OTU ACTIVITY AND LATER OPERATIONS OVER CRETE AND GREECE. SGT RADBURN ACTED AS A WIRELESS OPERATOR ON THESE OPERATIONSPR87/081
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Shepley, C H (Leading Aircraftman, RAAF)
Private Record
Maker: Shepley, C H
INSTRUCTIONAL NOTES AND ASSIGNMENTS. LOG BOOK, AND AIRCRAFT WIRELESS TRANSMISSION (WT) LOG BOOK CONTAINING DETAILS OF MISSIONS FLOWN, MAINLY IN GREECE AND ITALY3DRL/3931
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Smith, Victor Alfred Trumper, Sir AC, KBE, CB, DSC. Midshipman, later Admiral. (b.1913)
Private Record
Maker: Smith, Victor Alfred Trumper
Journal kept as a midshipman while training aboard HMAS Canberra, HMS Boadicea, HMS London, HMS Glorious, HMS Bulldog. Provides a detailed record of shipboard life and duties, exercises and ship maint...PR00425
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Stear, Victor (Petty Officer, HMAS Sydney, RAN)
Private Record
Maker: Stear, Victor
COLLECTION OF LETTERS WRITTEN TO A SCHOOLBOY DESCRIBING ASPECTS OF TRAINING AND RECRUITING, NAVAL SHIPS AND SHIPBOARD LIFE, AND ACTION IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AGAINST THE ITALIANSPR86/332
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Sutton, R E (Doctor, Royal Army Medical Corps)
Private Record
Maker: Sutton, R E
TYPED COPY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN CREED A PARODY OF THE ATHANASIAN CREED SATIRISING THE LEADERSHIP OF THE MEDITERRANEAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCEPR83/182
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Thornton, George Edward (Leading Seaman, b.1889 - d.1968)
Private Record
Maker: Thornton, George Edward
Collection relating to the service of 233546 Leading Seaman George Edward Thornton, HMS Cornwallis, Royal Navy, 1914-1916. Collection consists of a diary kept by Thornton during his service with the ...1DRL/0579
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Triggs, Robert "Mick" (Master at Arms, b.1904-d.1941)
Private Record
Maker: Triggs, Robert
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 10950 Master at Arms Robert “Mick” Triggs, HMAS Sydney, Royal Australian Navy, Mediterranean, 1940-1941. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of two folders...PR91/017
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Tyler, Charles Desmond (Bandsman, b.1911-d.1941)
Private Record
Maker: Tyler, Charles Desmond
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 22622 Bandsman Charles Desmond Tyler, HMAS Sydney (II), Royal Australian Navy, Australian, Indian Ocean, and Mediterranean Sea, 1940-1941. Walle...PR87/189
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Unknown (Hospital Ships - British)
Private Record
COPY OF A TYPED NARRATIVE WHICH DESCRIBES THE FITTING OUT AND RUNNING OF BRITISH HOSPITAL SHIPS, THEIR STAFF AND DUTIES 1914-18. THE SHIP OPERATED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ATLANTIC OCEAN. THE AUTHOR W...PR87/005
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Unknown Sailor
Private Record
Diary with brief daily entries kept by an unknown sailor aboard HMAS Nizam. Comments on air raids on Glasgow, Alexandria, and at sea, convoy escorts, ammunition and troop evacuation runs to Crete and ...PR00574
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Williams, Frederick Stanley (Private, b.1908)
Private Record
Maker: Williams, Frederick Stanley
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX58210 Private Frederick Stanley Williams, 2/2 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Palestine, and Syria,...PR04860