| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR85/325.014 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Item |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Wood, Alan |
| Date made | 1943-1985 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/118/030 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 Period 1980-1989 |
Wood, Alan (Historian, Services Reconnaissance Department, AIF) Wallet 14 of 22
Description
Collection compiled by Alan Wood in preparation to write the history of Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD) commissioned by the Z Special Unit Association. This wallet consists of an account handwritten in pencil on a pad numbered seven and eight. The pad numbered seven includes notes on coast watching activities in Kolombangara and Komu Island, notes from publications including Official History, SRD personnel in operations including Tiger, Lion, Flounder, Mackerel, Walnut, various 'Sun' operations, Semut, Agas, Squirrel, Stallion, Platypus. Pad numbered eight includes notes on Operations Portolizard, Cobra, Adder and Lagarto including a detailed account of a failure to interpret signals indicating capture.