| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR90/150 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 ITEM |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Marshall, Kenneth John |
| Date made | 1990 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 90/1531 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Marshall, Kenneth John (Leading Seaman, b.1923)
Description
RECOLLECTION OF ONE OF THE VOYAGES FROM DARWIN TO TIMOR BY HMAS VIGILANT IN OCTOBER 1942. PURPOSE WAS TO FERRY SUPPLIES TO AUSTRALIANS STILL FIGHTING ON TIMOR. SICK AND WOUNDED AND TWO BRITISH INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS WERE EVACUATED. ALSO MENTIONS THE "KURU", HMAS VOYAGER IN BETANO BAY, AND CAPTAIN BENNETT. ALSO ATTACHED IS A RECORD OF KNOWN CREW MEMBERS OF HMAS KALGOORLIE, 1941-1946.