| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR85/325.015 |
| 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 15 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 nine and ten. The pad numbered nine includes notes on personnel, operations, objectives, phases of operations, conclusions on Semut including difficulties, guerrilla activity and strong Dayak anti-Japanese feeling, Dayak fighting ability, cooperation with other forces including the 9th Division Headquarters. Pad numbered 10 includes an account of Platypus I to XII, lessons, personnel and operations, operation in Celebes and Moluccas, China Sea and Malaya, comments on and extracts from publications, Blamey papers, photocopying request.