| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.67 |
| Collection number | PR06252 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 11 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Lewtas, Keith Lindsay |
| Place made | Japan: Hiroshima, Netherlands East Indies: Halmahera Island, Morotai Island |
| Date made | 1946 |
| Conflict |
British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan) |
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| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Diary of Keith Lindsay Lewtas, 'Personal diary (improvised)', 1946
Description
Diary related to the British Commonwealth Occupation Force service of VX5354 Sergeant Keith Lindsay Lewtas, 67th Infantry Battalion. This diary written between 1 January 1946 and 5 March 1946 mentions: New Years Eve 1945; sketch map of the 34th Infantry Brigade at Morotai; the unhappiness of the troops around the fact that they have yet to leave for Japan; the trip to Japan and his first impression of Japan and the bomb site at Hiroshima.