| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS1614 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 2 items |
| Object type | Document, Manuscript |
| Maker |
Crane, Lucy Dorothea |
| Date made | 1978-1990 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 95/0932 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Crane, Lucy Dorothea (Captain, b: 1914)
Description
Manuscript titled `What was it like to experience the Second World War?', recollects training and service in Melbourne and Enoggera with AWAS. Also describes period at Lae, New Guinea, mentioning an earthquake and the rest centre at Salamaua. Includes biographical details and poem titled `In retrospect'. After demobilisation Miss Crane became Deputy Director of the WRAAC. Also photocopy of typescript notes in chronological order on her personal recollections of the WRAAC.