| Accession Number | AWM2021.22.67 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | PR03098 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Papers, Photograph, Newspaper cutting |
| Physical description | 100 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Peck, John Desmond Various |
| Place made | Denmark, Ireland, Italy |
| Date made | 1944 - 1972 |
| 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 2 of 2 - Various papers including correspondence, photographs and newspapers concerning partisan work, 1944-1972
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 2 of 2 – Contains correspondence and papers concerning partisan work, 1944-1972. Included in this collection are photographs of the Barbero pastrycook’s shop, Esther and Oreste Barbero with John Desmond Peck, and other related images.
The collection additionally contains newspaper clippings, including an excerpt from the New Statesman and Nation June 2, 1945.
A portion of this collection is written in Italian.
This collection contains scans of graphic images. This may cause distress to some viewers.