Johns, Robert, MM MID (Sergeant b.1920) Accession Number: PR00640

Description

Platoon notebook maintained by Sergeant Johns during the fighting over the Kokoda Track including platoon and section nominal rolls, section duties and supplies and annotations in red pencil of battle casualties during this campaign; photocopy of a typescript narrative entitled 'Ron: In memory of a departed comrade' by Jon Zee (R.D. Johns) recalling his memories of Private Ron Barnes who was Johns' batman in No. 7 Platoon of the 2/27th Battalion; photocopy of a transcription of a talk by Robert Johns for the benefit of those viewing a proposed exhibition in the Australian War Memorial and relating his experiences on Johns' Knoll in 1943.

Details

Accession Number
PR00640
Maker
Robert Johns
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1942-1997
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM371 95/0906
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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