| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR01252 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1cm |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Willcock, Oliver Malcolm |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 First World War, 1914-1918 |
| 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. |
Willcock, Oliver Malcolm (Sapper, b. circa 1881-1957); Lewis, William Henry
Description
[item 1] Original handwritten diary written by 15252 Sapper Oliver Malcolm Willcock, who served in 14th Field Company Engineers, covering March 19, 1916 - 31 December 1918: service in various parts of French and Belgian areas of Western Front - including Ypres, Villers Bretonneux, Polygon Wood, Steinvoorde. [item 2] Diary transcript. [item 3] Certificate of Discharge for Willcock, dated 7 April 1919. [item 4] Typed transcript of a letter written on 24 February 1942 by William Henry Lewis - a telegraph messenger at Darwin Post Office - to his parents, describing the first Japanese air raid on Darwin during Second World War.