Clark, William Keith (Signalman, b.1946)

Collection relates to the Vietnam War service of William 'Bill' Keith Clark, 1969 to 1970.

Collection consists of a seven-volume diary written in 2013 using letters sent home to family as a reference. The chapters are typed and individually bound. The diaries detail his daily life and rountine in various training camps in Australia, the people he met along the way, uniforms, hygiene, food, training, life in Vietnam, and leave in Hong Kong.

Wallet 1 of 6 contains 2 folders. This wallet contains 'Chapter 1' relating to the 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, Puckapunyal, Victoria from 7 February to 17 April 1968. Total chapter is 249 pages, folder 1 contains pages 1-110, folder 2 contains pages 111 - 249.

Wallet 2 of 6 contains 1 folder. This folders contains 'Chapter 2' which consists of 29 pages relating to his experience in Ingleburn, New South Wales School of Signals from 18 April to 2 May 1968.

Wallet 3 of 6 contains 2 folders. This folder contains 'Chapter 3' which relates to 23/68 Operator Keyboard and Radio Course, School of Signals, Balcombe, Victoria from 3 May to 24 October 1968. Total chapter is 243 pages Folder 1 contains pages 1-120, folder 2 contains pages 121-243.

Wallet 4 of 6 contains 3 folders. Folder 1 is 'Chapter 4' which is 29 pages relating to his time at Watsonia Barracks from 24 October to 14 November 1968. Folder 2 contains 'Chapter 5' which is 31 pages relating to signals exercise training in the field and posting to 2 Signal Regiment in Watsonia, Victoria from 15 November to 10 December 1968. Folder 3 contains 'Chapter 6' which is 49 pages relating to Watsonia and Jungle Warfare Training Centre Canungra from February to March 1969.

Wallet 5 of 6 contains 1 folder contains pages 1-270 of 'Chapter 7'. Chapter 7 is 536 pages relating to his time in 110 Signals Squadron in Vung Tau, South Vietnam from 3 March 1969 to 7 February 1970.

Wallet 6 of 6 contains pages 271-536 of 'Chapter 7'.