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Collection relating to the Second World War service of 400851 Warrant Officer Basil Freeth Wheatley, No. 458 Squadron RAF, Germany, Australia, and Singapore, 1944 and 1967.
Collection consists of a single one-page typed letter, dated 20 July 1944, written by Wheatley to his friend 402314 WO Edward Joseph (Joe) Colclough. Colclough was also a pilot of No. 458 Squadron interned at Stalag IV-B, with Wheatley.
Wheatley had also been a prisoner of war at Stalag IV-B before escaping to Switzerland with a Canadian crew mate, 87960 Sergeant Ken McClellan. In the letter Wheatley reports the story of his escape to Colclough by disguising the escape as a 'walking tour in the hill country'. Also discussed are several other facts relating to life in Melbourne, though this too may possibly be code for other messages.
Also included is a typed excerpt from a No. 458 Squadron newsletter dated August 1967, advising of the death of Wheatley in Singapore, accompanied by some brief details of his wartime service.
Collection relating to the service of 420351 Warrant Officer Norman (Norrie) Macdonald (RAAF), 156 Squadron RAF, 1941-1946, England, German. Collection consists of a flying log book, letters, telegra
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 402314 Warrant Officer Joseph Colclough, 458 Squadron (RAF), Germany, 1944. At Stalag IVB, a clay wicket was made in the transit compound upon w
Collection relating to 407822 Warrant Officer Alister McGregor Currie MBE, 12 and 458 Squadron Royal Air Force, Europe, Second World War. Collection comprises service documents, log books and diarie
Original letter from 407822 Warrant Officer Alister McGregor Currie ('Mac'), an airman, to his wife from Prisoner of War camp Stalag VIIIB in Germany dated 2 October 1943. It describes the crash of hi
Collection relating to the Korean War service of O33624 Wing Commander Drummond, RAAF, Japan and Korea, 1951-1953. Wallet 1 of 2 - contains letters from Drummond written in Korea prior to being repor
Typescript carbon copy of 'Selerang Special Order of the Day No 3 Dated 4 September 1942', issued by Colonel E B Holmes, Commanding British and Australian Troops, Changi, relating to the signing of a