The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Manuscript by Huckins, a Gunner in 22 Battery, 9th Coast Regiment of the Royal Artillery. Describes service in Singapore at the time of war in Europe, the fall of Singapore, Changi, and Burma-Thailand Railway. Concisely describes conditions, treatment by Japanese and Koreans, death, work, return to Singapore, transport to Japan first aboard Kachidoki Maru which was attacked and sunk during the journey, then aboard the rescuing Japanese frigate. Mentions conditions at Sakata, return to England via Canada. Huckins later migrated to Australia.
Manuscript `Over the hills and far away' and introductory essay `September, 1943 : fifty years on' written by Gunner John Mills of the 2nd South African Anti-Aircraft Regiment. Describe the author's e
Manuscript of Lt. Alan Robertson, architect by trade, who became officer in charge of 2/2 Motor Ambulance Convoy, AASC. Describes enlistment, formation of 2/2 MAC, luxurious conditions on board the tr
Manuscript titled `Me We Us and Co: Rueben Gordon's War' describes experiences with L Special (or Heavy) Battery manning the fortress at Praed Point, New Britain. Mentions feelings about being sent as
Correspondence, mainly from Gill to family. Describes training in Egypt; conditions in France and Belgium; being gassed; convalescence in Woolwich, England; leave in Eccleshill; service in Wiltshire;
Collection relating to the First World War service of 2148 Gunner Albert John Williams, 14th Field Artillery Brigade. Collection consists of a bound, typed manuscript titled 'A Soldier Looks Back, by
11 page manuscript. Manuscript provides a basic summary of the service of Pvt. Beavis starting with his transfer into the AIF in 1941. The manuscript tracks Pvt. Beavis' career through Malaya and the