The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Papers of 404639 Warrant Officer Andrew Rymer documenting his service with the Royal Australian Airforce during the Second World War. His records include albums, souvenirs, service documents and log books describing his training in Canada and capture near Tobruk in June 1942. Rymer was a prisoner of war at prison camps PG57 Udine and PG66 Capua, in Italy and Stalag XVIIIA, Spittal an der Drau, Austria. Other items in the collection include a transcript of an interview he gave in December 1945 about his experiences and published accounts of prisoner of war activities.
Papers of Corporal Alexander Connor documenting his service with the 2/15 Battalion during the Second World War. Connor was captured in 1941 and interned as a prisoner of war in Camp 57, Italy. Item
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX1058 Gunner George William Edward Clark, 1 Battery, 2/1 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, 1940-1988. The collection consists of five
Manuscript written by Sergeant Albert Williams, "What was it like to be a POW dad?", describing his Second World War service in the Middle East and capture by the Germans in Tobruk. Williams was held
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
Memoir written by Jack William Fenton Liley, "Jack's war" documenting his service with the Royal Australian Air Force in the Second World War. Liley describes his aircrew training in Australia and En
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