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Collection relating to 3401 Brigadier John R Salmon, RAA, D Troop Commander, 162 Battery, 16 Field Regiment, RNZA and 2285 Major Adrian 'Joe' Mann, DSO, Officer Commanding B Company, 1 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and B Comapny's involvement in Operation 'Fauna' in December 1952. The collection includes correspondence between the two men, 1992, and articles, 1991-1992, published in "Duty First", the journal of the Royal Australian Regiment Association. Major Mann comments in his letter that the company operated well despite the casualties. They both comment on manoeuvres and the actions of 1RAR and discuss incidents for which military awards were and were not awarded. The two journal articles, "Operation 'Fauna': company night raid-Korea" by Gus Breen and "Operation 'Fauna' - the FOO recalls" by John Salmon provide background information on this operation. The collection also contains a map relating to Operation 'Fauna' used in Breen's article.
Major Mann comments in his letter that the company operated well despite the casualties. They both comment on manoeuvres and the actions of 1RAR and discuss incidents for which military awards were and were not awarded. The two journal articles, "Operation 'Fauna': company night raid-Korea" by Gus Breen and "Operation 'Fauna' - the FOO recalls" by John Salmon provide background information on this operation. The collection also contains a map relating to Operation 'Fauna' used in Breen's article.
Personal papers mainly relating to the military service and training of Sir John Gellibrand: articles printed in a military journal during 1897-1898; extracts from a 1906 diary written jointly with hi
Collection relating to Chaplain Walter Ernest Dexter, WW1. Diaries detail voyage to Egypt aboard first convoy, practical and spiritual assistance to troops on Gallipoli and later the Western Front.
An extensive collection of papers relating to Langley's service in the first AIF, his appointment as Australian Red Cross Commissioner from 1944 to 1946, and his history of the Australian companies of
Collection relating to the United Nations Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM) service of 812 Major Gregory William Jackson, Australian Service Contingent, Australia, Somalia, 1992-1993. Wallet 1 of 4 – Con
Collection relating to the service of Major Richard Victor Morse, DSO, Mining Corps, AIF, at sea, France, 1916-1919. Collection consists of eight letters [original] written by Major Morse to his wife
Collection relating to Captain (later Major General) Stuart McDonald, 47 Battalion, 1945. It comprises a message from 3 Division Head Quarters delivered by plane to D Company, 47 Battalion, giving the