| Accession Number | PR02036 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 5 wallets: 10cm; plus one oversize flat item |
| Object type | Diary, Letter, Log book, Certificate, Document |
| Maker |
Campbell, Ian Lindsay Embry, Basil Henderson, Andrew Dill |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1941-1964 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Campbell, Ian Lindsay (Group Captain, b.1914 )
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Group Captain Ian Lindsay Campbell, RAAF. Campbell saw service in Australia, Egypt, England and Germany. Collection consists of:
(a) three volumes of a diary kept by Campbell from November 1941 to November 1943;
(b) flying log book of Ian Lindsay Campbell c.1949-59 (contains loose papers re 'flying hours' inside the back cover);
(c) Royal Air Force file c.1943, containing correspondence relating to the duties and service of Wing Commander Ian L Campbell, No. 454 Squadron, RAAF in the Middle East;
(d) RAAF pay book (1943);
(e) letter of life membership for Ian Lindsay Campbell from RAAF Richmond Gliding Club;
(f) photocopy of certificate of service from the Royal Australian Air Force, issued 19 November 1964;
(g) copy of commemorative speech for Ian Lindsay Campbell, delivered by Air Commodore A. D. 'Pete' Henderson OBE, December 2000;
(h) notes on the career of Ian Lindsay Campbell;
(i) carbon copy of typescript Exercise Thesis E4 - 'The Middle East', by Wing Commander I L Campbell;
(j) typescript extracts from 'Mission Completed' by Air Chief Marshal Sir Basil Embry;
(k) certificate of appointment as an officer of the Citizen Air Force (1939).