Caudle, William Alfred (b.1921)

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Accession Number PR83/150
Collection type Private Record
Record type Collection
Measurement 2 wallet: 3 cm
Object type Diary
Maker Caudle, William Alfred
Date made 1942-1944
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM315 419/017/027
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of 416376 Warrant Officer William Alfred Caudle, 178 Squadron RAAF. Collection consists of a black and white photocopy of a diary, covering the period March 1942 to February 1944. It contains daily entries covering enlistment, arrival in England; initial training in Bournewouth; posting to the Middle East; and operations over Crete and Italy. Also included is a charred piece of silk cloth and cord which are part of a parachute from a Liberator.