| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2021.22.54 |
| Collection number | PR03098 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Physical description | 19 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Australian Army Peck, John Desmond |
| Place made | Australia, United Kingdom: England |
| Date made | 1944 |
| 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. |
Wallet 1 of 2 - Lieutenant John Desmond Peck’s report to the Australian Army and two copies of his official Prisoner of War report,1944
Peck, John Desmond (Lieutenant, b.1922 - d.2002)
- Series 3 - Official Reports, 1944 - c.1994
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Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX9534 Lieutenant John Desmond "Johnny" "Des" Peck DCM, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Palestine, Greece, Crete, Italy, Switzerland and England, 1939-c. 2000.
Series 3 contains 2 wallets.
Wallet 1 of 2 – Contains John Desmond Peck’s report to the Australian Army and two copies of his official Prisoner of War report. The reports contain information about Peck’s multiple escapes and recaptures during the Second World War. In Peck’s report to the Australian Army, he discusses how he assisted other Allied soliders in escaping to Switzerland.
Only one copy of the official prisoner of war report has been digitised.