The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX30460 Sergeant Francis Henry Hawkey, Australian Army Pay Corps, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia and the Middle East, 1940-1941.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Contains one diary of Sergeant Francis Henry Hawkey, consisting of small lined pages bound with string [two loose pages]. This diary contains entries dated between June 1940 and November 1941, and covers the period of Sergeant Hawkey’s embarkation and service as a clerk in the Middle East. In his diary, Sergeant Hawkey writes about his enlistment, embarkation, having leave in Colombo, arriving in Egypt, his impressions of Palestine, descriptions of local environments, camping on a First World War battlefield, being inspected by General Blamey, sightseeing in Jerusalem, participating in route marches, having leave in Cairo, having glasses fitted, being transferred to several different units, and experiencing air raids.
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX18788 Sergeant Roy John Wilmot Collerson, 2/5 Australian General Hospital and 1 Australian Base Department Medical Stores, Second Australian Im
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX32513 Sergeant Ralph Ames Crago, 2/101 General Transport Company, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, and the Middle East, 1940-1943;
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX26866 Staff Sergeant Jeffrey Joseph Long, 2/24 Field Park Company, Second Australian Imperial Force, at sea, Palestine, Egypt and Libya, 1940-1
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 415114 Sergeant Kenneth Francis Cadd, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom, 1942. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX59998 Sergeant Leo Baggott, 9 Division Australian Army Supply Column and Australian Army Pay Corps, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX70733 Lieutenant Edward Alexander Strong, 2/3 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia and New Guinea, 1940-1