The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
"Taradale to Tarakan". Memoir discusses the experiences of an artillery man in North Africa and the Pacific Theatres. Chapters cover the 14th battery training at Northam Camp, training in Palestine, at Amariya and Mersa Matruh, the Western Desert, Kairi and Ravenshoe and the assault and conquest of Tarakan. Also includes manuscript titled `We Return to the Western Desert', describing the return to Egypt of veterans from Germany, Italy, France, Greece and the Commonwealth to attend ceremonies commemorating the Battle of El Alamein, 1942. Includes vivid descriptions of Tel el Eisa then and now.
Depicts view of the road leading into the town of Mersa Matruh in the Western Desert, Egypt. Mersa Mutrah was a key port during the conflict, and was taken by German commander Rommel in 1942. Follo
Typed and bound manuscript, 'Ralph Coyne's wartime experiences as a commando 1942-45', an autobiographical memoir written by Ralph Coyne. The manuscript is an account of the Second World War service
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX5862 Private Philip John Hurst, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, 1995. Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection consists of a bound typescript memoir titl
Collection relating to the First World War service of 1204 Private Walter Scott Kennedy. Collection consists of the original handwritten memoir written by Pte Kennedy. Also includes a bound photocopy
Journal typed up from notes made on scraps of paper. Discusses training, leave, garrisoning of Tobruk and battles there, German attacks on the perimeter, patrols, counter attacks, evacuation. Journal
Collection relating to the First World War service of 1204 Private Walter Scott Kennedy, 15 Battalion and 4 Battalion, Gallipoli and France, 1914-1918. Wallet 3 of 3 - Collection consists of the orig
