The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Letters to his family commenting on training and life in the Darwin area, and active service on Ambon, describing Japanese air raids and high morale in the battalion. Arrowsmith was killed in action in February 1942. Includes Christmas card, photographs, photocopy of autographed flag.
Letters, notes, Christmas cards and photographs to a family friend, mostly pre-war. Includes one letter written from London in January 1942, describing wartime life and the spirit of Londoners, and hi
Letters describing active service in France, commenting on being wounded and buried by an exploding shell, mail, censorship, artillery bombardments, Australian and German casualties, concern for his b
Letters written Christmas 1941 and January 1942 describe life on Ambon while awaiting expected Japanese attack. Other papers relate to death of Private Branson while a POW in August 1945.
Letters describing the death of Sapper Renshaw while on a mine laying operation, evidencing that he sacrificed his life in order to save other members of the team. Letters to his family shortly before
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX6913 Private Eric Vernon Lipson, 2/48th Battalion, Second AIF, Egypt, 1940-1942. Wallet 1 of 2 - consists of two folders. Folder 1 contains 10
Diary kept by Les Cornell describing training in Australia, active service on Ambon, and imprisonment by the Japanese on Hainan Island. Cornell was killed by Chinese bandits in 1944, after which the d