Semut I: recommendations for awards, reports and a listing of distribution of Arms

Place Asia: Borneo
Accession Number AWM2017.7.193
Collection number 3DRL/6502
Collection type Digitised Collection
Record type File
Item count 21
Object type Papers
Physical description 91 Image/s captured
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
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 file mainly consists of Semut I: recommendations for awards, reports and a listing of distribution of Arms Semut I, O.C. Sarawak Section.
This file includes:
Recommendation Military Medal: Jonathan Tredrea, 30 August 1945;
Recommendation Military Medal: Bertram Charles Long, 30 August 1945;
Recommendation Military Medal: Lt Jeffery Westley (SX22390), 30 August 1945;
Recommendation Military Medal: Robert Pinkerton (NX43707), 30 August 1945;
Recommendation Military Medal: Gordon Richter (VX21046), 30 August 1945;
Recommendation Military Medal: Douglas Bower (NX129792), 30 August 1945;
Recommendation Military Medal: Igor Sterelny (NX91132), 30 August 1945;
Recommendation Military Medal: Corporal G. Griffiths (VX16310), 30 August 1945;
Recommendation Military Medal: Philip Henry (NX84226), 30 August 1945;
Report: Pemberutaan Sementara Boelan, July 1945;
Report: Long Berang Dalam Pimpinan Nippon, Long Berang, W.A. Makahanap, 31 July 1945;
Report: Consolidated Operational Reports, Lorotai, Director SRD, 29 August 1945;
Spreadsheet: Distribution of Arms Semut I, O.C. Sarawak Section, 28 August 1945;
Letter from Ric [Edmeades] to Harrisson, 24th August [1945];
Reports: Preliminary Orders, Armistice Period, 18 August 1945;
Note from Jumbo [Courtney] to Tom [Harrisson], 16 August 1945;
Letter [incomplete], Kubaan, 13 August 1945;
Letter from Sergeant Balan, 9 August 1945;
Letter from B.I.F., 11 August 1945 [regarding Japanese surrender];
Note from Ric, 14 August 1945 [introducing soldiers from Bahau];
Notepaper, 15 August [1945].