Gibson, Donald Thomas (Able Seaman, b.1923 - d.1995)

Places	Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Milne Bay Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Owen Stanley Range, Buna Area, Buna
Accession Number	PR06223
Collection type	Private Record
Record type	Collection
Measurement	Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1
Object type	Diary
Maker	Gibson, Donald Thomas
Place made	New Guinea1
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.

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of B3887 Able Seaman Donald Thomas Gibson, Royal Australian Navy, New Guinea, 1943.

Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection contains a handwritten account of Able Seaman (AB) Gibson's experiences on active service from 20 August 1943 to 17 October 1943. AB Gibson wrote his account on an Australian Comforts Fund (ACF) notepad. The first twelve pages are written with the title 'Our trip from Moresby to Buna', and the following seventeen pages have the title 'Milne Bay to Buna'.