| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR86/269 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 4 wallets: x 4 cm |
| Object type | Album, Papers |
| Maker |
Rymer, Andrew Vernon William |
| Place made | North Africa: Libya, Cyrenaica, Tobruk Area, Tobruk |
| Date made | 1940-1948 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/089/033 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Rymer, Andrew Vernon William (Warrant Officer)
Description
Papers of 404639 Warrant Officer Andrew Rymer documenting his service with the Royal Australian Airforce during the Second World War. His records include albums, souvenirs, service documents and log books describing his training in Canada and capture near Tobruk in June 1942. Rymer was a prisoner of war at prison camps PG57 Udine and PG66 Capua, in Italy and Stalag XVIIIA, Spittal an der Drau, Austria. Other items in the collection include a transcript of an interview he gave in December 1945 about his experiences and published accounts of prisoner of war activities.