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Accession Number | AWM2019.22.127 |
Collection number | PR05229 |
Collection type | Digitised Collection |
Record type | File |
Item count | 1 |
Object type | Diary |
Physical description | 207 Image/s captured |
Maker |
Fleming, Edward Lloyd |
Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, United Kingdom |
Date made | 1944-1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copying Provisions | Attached digital images and content are protected by copyright. They are reproduced here for research and study only. If you wish to use or quote from these images, please contact the Memorial’s Research Centre via info@awm.gov.au or 02 6243 4315. |
Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Diary of Edward Lloyd Fleming, January 1944- January 1945
Diary relating to the Second World War service of 318689 Flight Sergeant Edward Lloyd Fleming, 21 Operational Training Unit.
This diary has entries written between 1 January 1944 and 22 January 1945, and contains details of Edward Lloyd Fleming’s experiences as a pilot in training in the Royal Australian Air Force. Some of these experiences include training near his home in Melbourne, embarkation on the Nieuw Amsterdam, various forms of entertainment on the boat, going ashore in South Africa, and landing in the United Kingdom. Once there, Fleming writes that he attended lectures and training, moved camps several times, and experienced several air raids. Fleming also wrote about his activities during periods of leave, including travelling to various locations in England and Scotland, sightseeing, attending dances and concerts, and playing badminton.
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