The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Commander Swan's memoirs covering his naval service. A cadet at Naval Academy, later in Merchant Navy, a midshipman in Naval Reserve, later joined P & O Company, mobilised into navy and continued there after the war. His account includes description of minesweeping operations, Australian coastal convoys, patrol and convoy duties, invasions, Arawe, Hollandia, Philippines, Tarakan, Labuan, Balikpapan. He served on the HMAS Doomba, Adelaide, Manoora, Westralia, Burdekin and later appointments with the Department of Defence.
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 245180 (NX65926) Warrant Officer Class 1 James Frederick Toyer, British Commonwealth Occupation Force, Japan, 1948. The collection consists of a
Pair of rectangular woven white 'AUSTRALIA' titles on a dark blue ground. Worn during the Victory Contingent march in London, 6 Jume 1946. Born in Tamworth, New South Wales in 1914 Richard Innes ‘Pe