| Place | Asia: Borneo |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2016.38.158 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/6502 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Harrisson, Tom Harnett |
| Place made | Borneo |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Wallet 13 - Correspondence operation Semut I April and May 1945 includes note from 11 US airmen seeking assistance
Harrisson, Tom Harnett (Major, DSO, Reconnaissance Corps, British Army and Z Special Unit)
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Description
Records relating to the service of Major Tom H. Harrisson, DSO Reconnaissance Corps, British Army. Harrisson was seconded to Z Special Unit, Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD) and served in Borneo as party leader on Operation Semut 1 during the Second World War. This wallet includes correspondence between Major Tom Harrisson and SRD members during April and May 1945.
This Wallet includes:
- Correspondence mainly between Maj Tom Harrisson (code A1), Philip Corrin (PC) one of 11 US airmen who sent note to the Semut party seeking assistance and rescue;
- General Correspondence April-May 1945;
- General correspondence between C9 [possibly code for Signaller Campbell WX16899] and Maj Tom Harrisson (code A1);
- General correspondence April – May 1945 and a hand drawn map of Balikoe;
- General correspondence between Maj Tom Harrisson (code A1), Code A2, F/Lt Paul Bartram, Major Ian McCallum and S/Sgt Douglas Bower (code B5 and B6);
- Correspondence between Maj Tom Harrisson (A1) with C10 [possibly code for WX16899 Signalman Royston Campbell WX16899];
- Correspondence between Maj Tom Harrisson (A1) and S/Sgt Douglas Bower (code B5);
- File is titled 'B5' consisting of correspondence between S/Sgt Douglas Bower (code B5) and Maj Tom Harrisson (code A1):
- File titled 'A4' consisting of correspondence between Semut 1 member code A4 and Maj Tom Harrisson (code A1).
- File, titled 'Barrie', consisting of a report from Sergeant John Keith Barrie (QX19782) to Maj Tom Harrisson (code A1).
- File titled ‘B6’ consisting of notes and correspondence from S/Sgt Douglas Bower (code B6) to Maj Tom Harrisson (code A1).
- File of notes and correspondence from S/Sgt Douglas Bower (code B7) to Maj Tom Harrisson (code A1)
- File titled by Harrisson as “Yanks"
- General correspondence between April and May 1945
- Correspondence between code C9 and Maj Tom Harrisson (A1
- Correspondence April – May 1945; hand drawn map of Balikoe
- Correspondence F/Lt Paul Bartram, Major Ian McCallum and S/Sgt Douglas Bower
- Correspondence between Harrisson with C10
- Correspondence S/Sgt Douglas Bower (code B5)
- Correspondence Semut 1 member (code A4)
- Note and reports from Sergeant John Keith Barrie
- Correspondence S/Sgt Douglas Bower (code B6)
- Correspondence S/Sgt Douglas Bower (code B7)