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Family history and autobiographical material on Jackson. Covers his training at Royal Military College Duntroon, service in the 1939-1945 war. The latter included service with the Sydney University Regiment and Darwin Mobile Force; then 2/1st Infantry Battalion in Palestine, Egypt, Syria and Lybia, the Western Desert (Sollum, Bardia and Tobruk); Greece as liaison officer at General Headquarters with British Troops and capture by the Germans at Tolos in 1941. Escape from Greece to Crete and return to Egypt, convalescence, operations with 1 Australian Corps in Palestine and Syria, Syria with 24 Brigade and involvement with Special Operations Section in Cairo, Battle of El Alamein. Return to Australia, service on intellgience staff HQ Allied Land Forces and HQ New Guinea Force, transfer to 2/28 Battalion, training in North Queensland and operations in Morotai, Labuan, Borneo. Command of 67th Infantry Battalion, to Japan with the British Commonwealth Occupation Force later commands the force. Also includes an account of his family in the 1914-1918 war and of his father, Major General Jackson's relationship with General Sturdee and the idea of the "Brisbane Line".
"Confessions of a Provost" an autobiographical novel set around the activities of a military police company. Covers the activities of the provost unit, the author's attitudes to war. Areas covered inc
Memoirs titled "The Rough Infantry : Tales of World War II" relating to Major Bennett's enlistment in 1939, training at Puckapunyal and later Officer Training School Liverpool; training and social act
"Black and Yellow Triangles" The 2nd / 1st Machine Gun Battalion AIF Official History compiled by Colonel HS Plummer ED and Captain EL Atkins RL. Traces the battalion from raising in Rutherford, Pucka
COPIES OF LETTERS WRITTEN TO HIS FAMILY FROM TRAINING CAMPS IN PALESTINE AND EGYPT, SERVICE IN SYRIA AND CRETE AND A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF A COMPANY ATTACK IN TOBRUK
Monteith's "Observations of No 5886" (his regimental number) an autobiographical account of his family history, growing up in Victoria, military training as a cadet, enlistment in AIF, training in Egy
"Looking backward" the reminiscences of an Australian Light Horseman on Gallipoli and in Egypt, Sinai, Palestine and Syria and, on his return to civilian life, his travels and experiences in Queenslan