| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR85/325.019 |
| 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 19 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 pads numbered 18 and 19. Pad 18 contains notes on medical section Frazer Island, Western Directorate and Brisbane Directorate. Also notes from National Archives of Australia Series: A3269 on various operations including Swallow, Swift, Anchovy, Mudlark, Opossum, Stork, Raven, Flathead and on tracing and recovering SRD POWs. Pad 19 contains notes from Series: A3269 on various topics, including Sparrow Force, missing personnel, list of Coastwatchers and operations including Falcon, Platypus X and Menzies.