| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR88/092 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 2 cm |
| Object type | Diary, Digital file |
| Maker |
Grady, Albert James Rootsey, Marilla |
| Date made | 1940-1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/040/060 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Grady, Albert (Driver, 2/21st Bn AIF)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX36354 Driver Albert Grady, 2/21 Battalion. Collection consists of a photocopy of a diary maintained from enlistment in June 1940, attachment to 2/21 Bn, transport to Darwin, posting to Ambon, a brief account of the fighting and eventual escape from Ambon via Ceram to Thursday Island. Also in the collection is a digital file and hardcopy of a typed transcription of the diary, including footnotes, compiled by Marilla Rootsey in 2015.