Diary of Edward Lloyd Fleming, January 1944- January 1945

Fleming, Edward Lloyd (Wing Commander, b.1925)

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Places	Africa: South Africa, Natal, Durban Approximate locations: At sea Europe: United Kingdom Europe: United Kingdom, England, Gloucestershire, Little Rissington Europe: United Kingdom, England, Greater London, London Europe: United Kingdom, England, Oxfordshire, Oxford Europe: United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Brighton Europe: United Kingdom, England, Sussex, Brighton, Hove Europe: United Kingdom, England, Tyne and Wear, Newcastle upon Tyne Europe: United Kingdom, England, Tyne and Wear, Whitley Bay Europe: United Kingdom, Scotland Oceania: Australia, South Australia, Mallala Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
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	Digital format and content protected by copyright.
Source credit to	This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.

Description

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.