Wallet 14b - Reports on operation Semut I, decoded signals and correspondence, records related to stores and supply

Place Asia: Borneo
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
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 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.