Haley, Roy John (Warrant Officer Class 2, b.1910 - d.1988) Accession Number: AWM2017.866.1

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service 31182 (VX81919) Warrant Officer Class 2 Roy John Haley, Z Special Unit, Borneo. The collection consists of a handwritten notebook containing a diary covering May to October 1945, with Malay words and phrases written in the back; plus two Services Reconnaissance Department [SRD] roll books titled ‘SRD’ and ‘SRD group A’ containing names of people in various sections for the period June-August 1945. Also include is a letter dated 4 September 1945 to Haley requesting supplies from Sergeant W J ‘Jack’ Butt VNZ 271450. Sergeant Butt was a New Zealander who served with Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD) Z Special Unit on Operations Stallion and Semut I; a list of stores dated 30 June 1945; and a receipt for material related to 12 Australian Division Reception Camp dated 3 February 1943.

Details

Accession Number
AWM2017.866.1
Maker
Various
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Document
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
6
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Copyright
AWM copyright

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