Place | Asia: Borneo |
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Accession Number | AWM2016.38.160 |
Collection number | 3DRL/6502 |
Collection type | Digitised Collection |
Record type | File |
Item count | 51 |
Object type | Papers |
Maker |
Harrisson, Tom Harnett |
Date made | 1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copying Provisions | Copy provided for personal non-commercial use, permission from copyright holder must be sought for commercial use |
Wallet 14b - Reports on operation Semut I, decoded signals and correspondence, records related to stores and supply
Harrisson, Tom Harnett (Major, DSO, Reconnaissance Corps, British Army and Z Special Unit)
< Previous Record | Next Record >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 reports, decoded signals and correspondence between Maj Tom Harrisson (code A1), the Australian 9th Division, the British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit (BBCAU) and members of SRD including Lt Jeffery Westley (code W1 and W2) of Operation Semut 1.
This wallet includes:
- Reports on operation Semut 1, decoded signals and correspondence between Maj Tom Harrisson (code A1), Lt Jeffery Westley (code W1 and W2), members of the Australian 9th Division and the British Borneo Civil Affairs Unit (BBCAU).
- Records related to stores and supply as well as correspondence between Maj Tom Harrisson and local officers.