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Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX8231 Private Alfred John Potter, 2/15 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Libya, 1941.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one report by Private Alfred John Potter, dated 21 August 1941. In this report, Private Potter describes events between 6 April and early June in which he was captured as a prisoner of war in Libya, interned at Derna Prisoner of War Camp, and subsequently escaped. In his report, Private Potter writes about being surrounded by enemy troops while travelling between towns, his impressions of the prisoner of war camp at Derna, daily activities, poor sanitation and hygiene measures, his successful escape, and his journey to find friendly forces. This journey involved walking long distances through the Libyan Desert, hiding from enemy troops, asking local people for assistance, travelling with other small parties of Allied troops, having limited food and water, and finally arriving at an Indian camp.
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX8231 Private Alfred John Potter, 2/15 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Libya, 1941. Wallet 1 of 1 contains one
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX8231 Private Alfred John Potter, 2/15 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Libya, 1941. Wallet 1 of 1 contains one
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX44634 Private Harold Henry John Potter, 2/29 Australian Infantry Battalion, Morotai, Netherlands East Indies, 1945. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists o
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX2641 Private John Edward Martin, 2/1 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of o
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX54599 Private Alfred Ernest 'Arthur' Baker, 2/2 Pioneer Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Burma, Thailand and Australia, 1941-1946.
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX53590 Private John Anthony Shrimpton, 2/4 Australian Infantry Battalion, Thailand, 1945. Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection consists of one six-page l
Papers of Flight Lieutenant Alfred Playfair documenting his time as a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft III in Germany. Items in the collection include service documents, internment papers and an illust