| Places |
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|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR91/158 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Galbraith, Harold Ernest |
| Place made | British Mandate of Palestine: Palestine, Ceylon, Egypt, Kenya, Malta, Seychelles |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 91/0779 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Galbraith, Harold Ernest (Petty Officer, b.1921 - d.1978)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 24093 Petty Officer Harold Ernest Galbraith, HMAS Napier, Egypt, Kenya, Palestine, Malta, Seychelles and Ceylon, 1942.
Collection consists of one partial diary from 1942, with cover and pages from 9 August (inclusive) onwards missing. The diary begins with PO Galbraith in Alexandria, then mentions his movements, largely as part of HMAS Napier's role in shipping convoys. These include passage to Kenya, Seychelles, Ceylon, Egypt, Palestine, India and Malta. While in the Mediterranean there are several mentions of attack from Luftwaffe aircraft and the shooting down of a Junkers Ju-88.
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Conflicts
Units
Places
- Africa: Egypt, Alexandria
- Africa: Egypt, Suez Canal, Suez, Port Tewfik
- Africa: Kenya, Coast Province, Mombasa
- Africa: Seychelles
- Asia: Bay of Bengal
- Asia: Ceylon, Trincomalee
- Asia: India, Maharashta, Mumbai
- Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Sumatra
- Asia: Singapore
- Middle East: British Mandate of Palestine, Haifa
- Middle East: Yemen, Aden
- Oceania: Australia, Western Australia, Perth
- Oceans: Indian Ocean, Maldive Islands