| Place | Europe: Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2021.22.66 |
| Collection number | PR03098 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Peck, John Desmond Various |
| Place made | Italy |
| Date made | 1944 - 1995 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Wallet 1 of 2 - Correspondence and papers relating to Oreste Barbero, in Italian, 1944-1995
Peck, John Desmond (Lieutenant, b.1922 - d.2002)
- Series 5 - Papers concerning Oreste Barbero, 1944-1995
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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 5 contains 2 wallets.
Wallet 1 of 2 – Contains 2 folders, containing correspondence and papers relating to Oreste Barbero, in Italian, 1944-1995.
Oreste Barbero was the owner of a pastrycook’s shop in Vercelli, Italy. Barbero aided Peck in assisting escaped prisoners of war in the area in reaching Switzerland. In 1944, Barbero was arrested by the National Guard.
This collection is predominately written in Italian.