| Accession Number | MSS2011 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1cm |
| Object type | Manuscript |
| Maker |
Batten, Antony Granville |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Gingin |
| Date made | 1999 |
| 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. |
Campbell, Ivan Harold (415506 Flying Officer, 462 Squadron, RAAF)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 415506 Flying Officer Ivan Harold Campbell, 462 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, 1999.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Wallet consists of a typed manuscript titled 'Ivan's War'. It details the Second World War service of 415506 Flying Officer Ivan Harold Campbell, who served in 462 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. The manuscript presents a summary of diaries written by Campbell. Memoirs from other service personnel are included to round out the account. The manuscript summarises raids in which campbell was involved, with some additional accounts from other aircrew. Photographs are included throughout the text. The account continues beyond the cessation of hostilities in Europe until the subjects discharge in 1946. Appendices describe RAAF uniform, organisation and equipment, life of airmen in Britain when not on missions and the 'Boomerang Club' for Australians serving in the UK.