| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR04163 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Bartlett, John Alexander |
| Place made | New Guinea |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Bartlett, John Alexander (Corporal, b.1922 - d.2003)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX72032 (V24065) Corporal John Alexander Bartlett, New Guinea Air Warning Wireless Company, Second Australian Imperial Force, New Guinea, 1943.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one handwritten report titled “Details of Allied Landing near Hopoi on 4:8:’43” [misdated - correct date is 4 September 1943]. This report was written while Corporal Bartlett was operating a wireless spotting station at Lae, which was in enemy territory at the time. It includes a detailed description of the Allied landing at Lae. In his report, Corporal Bartlett writes about sighting the convoy of Allied ships, the shelling of the coast, a lack of opposition from enemy forces on the shore, the utilisation of a smoke screen, Allied troops being transported to the shore by numerous landing craft, opposition from enemy aircraft, the Allied bombing of Lae, and movements of enemy troops.