The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Copies of original letters and reflections titled `A Pommy in the Australian Army 1939-45' written by W. Shannon. The letters convey an Englishman's efforts to come to terms with his adopted country. The later `Reflections' detail the activities of the 2/3 battalion at Bardia, Tobruk, Northern Greece including an escape from German forces and eventual arrival in Turkey. Other entries cover operations in Syria and on the Kokoda Track. Cpl Shannon died of Scrub Typhus at Aitape in May 1945.
MEMOIRS OF HIS SERVICE AS A STRETCHER BEARER, 1941-45, BRIEFLY IN SYRIA AND LATER IN NEW GUINEA, PARTICULARLY THE DEFENCE OF THE KOKODA TRACK, ADVANCE TO GONA, EVACUATION DUE TO SCRUB TYPHUS, RETURN F
Papers of NX1951 Lieutenant (Lt) Reginald Blain, 2/2 Battalion, relating to his service in the Middle East and Papua New Guinea. The collection includes letters written by Blain to a work colleague fr
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX4131 Captain Ernest Bruce Haydock, 1 Australian Corps, 1939-1946. Wallet 1 of 1 - Wallet consists of copies of personal service records and ex
Collection relating to the service of QX16477 Corporal William J Gambier. The collection consists of copies of diaries, dated 1941-1945, written by Gambier while serving in North Africa. Gambier descr
Collection relating to the Second World War service of WX2311 Private Robert Mostyn Young, 2/11 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, North Africa and Greece, 1940-1941. Wa
Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant George Shaw, 28 Battalion, AIF. Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection consists of copies of letters and papers detailing Lieutenant Shaw's exper