| Place | Asia: Borneo |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2017.7.175 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/6502 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 100 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Physical description | 100 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Harrisson, Tom Harnett |
| Place made | Borneo |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Intelligence reports and awards to members of S.R.D. Borneo
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 and served in Borneo as party leader on Operation Semut 1 during the Second World War. This file includes correspondence and intelligence reports related to Cpl Igor Sterelny (code S7), WOII Jack Tredrea (code T6), Lt Francis Leckie (code L2), F/Lt. Paul Bartram, Driver Philip Henry, HQ BBCAU, members of the Australian 9th Division and awards to members of S.R.D. Borneo.
This file includes:
Map: Schuilloopgraf, 1945 [showing Japanese presence];
Report: Intelligence and General Information of Sungai Kayan and Sungai Braun by S7 [Sterelny], Tangjoen Selor, 15 July 1945;
Note and Spreadsheet: Javanese at Belawit Dutch Borneo, F/Lt. Bartram, Belawit, 6 October 1945;
Report for A1 [Harrisson] from T6 [Tredrea], 14 August 1945;
Report: Patrol Schedule, T6 [Tredrea];
Letter from S7 [Sterelny] to A1 [Harrisson], Malinau, 23 August 1945;
Orders from A1 [Harrisson] to Leckie, HQ BIF, 15 August 1945;
Letter from Leckie to A1 [Harrisson], Long Berang, 25 August 1945 [Report on trip from Blauwit to Long Berang];
Letter from L2 [Leckie] to A1 [Harrisson], Malinau, 28 August 1945;
Letter from L2 [Leckie] to A1 [Harrisson], Malinau, 13 September 1945;
Letters from Tredrea to Major Harrisson, Lg Tora, 4 October 1945, Lg Porjoegam, 6 October 1945;
Report: Semut 1 - Dispositions, 14 August 1945;
Decoded Messages from Harrisson to HQ BBCAU, 9 Division, SRD, 21 October - 8 November [1945];
Letter: Legal procedure, from Lt. Col. BBCAU to Headquarters BBCAU, 23 September 1945;
Orders: Sector Control, Trusan;
Newspaper: The Platypus, AAES News Sheet, No.102, Saturday 27 October [1945];
Report: Semut 1 Signals, Capt. G Richter, Labuan, 25 August 1945 [w/ diagram of signal setup];
Report by P. Henry, 8 September 1945 [regarding message drop to Japs in Ulu Limbang Area];
Letter: Stores - Semut 1 - Padas Sector, from CB to Sarawak Section, 29 August 1945;
Report: Awards to S.R.D. Borneo, by Tom Harrisson, 10 March 1947.