The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Typescript translation (1 folio) of an extract from a diary kept by a Japanese Army officer described as being of No. 1 Platoon, No. 2 Company, No. 1 Battalion. The translation is dated 21 to 23 July 1945 but is probably 1 to 3 July 1945. It details the movements of the platoon behind Allied lines in the vicinity of Batakan Ketjill, during the capture of Balikpapan, Borneo. Mention is made of the capture and fatal shooting of a number of local people, a group of whom were later buried by members of 2/14th Battalion.
Handwritten translation (7 pages) of a diary allegedly found on the body of a Japanese officer on 17 November 1943. It is dated 1 October - 16 November 1943 and appears to relate to places in the Ramu
Collection of documents of unknown authorship. Collection consists of typescript extracts from a diary apparently originally written by a Lieutenant in 1 Pioneer Battalion, AIF, (extracts cover the p
COPY OF TRANSLATION OF DIARY TAKEN FROM THE BODY OF A JAPANESE SOLDIER. NOTES HUNGER, CASUALTIES, FEVER, AUSTRALIANS AND BOMBING BY THE AMERICANS. VERY DESPAIRING - COVERS PERIOD 1 OCT - 16 NOV, 1943
Collection of TX2131 Captain Jock Groom, 2/40 Battalion, compiled while a prisoner of war from 1942-1945. Comprises a notebook kept by Groom, recording names of soldiers who served with the 2/40th B
2 TYPESCRIPT COPIES OF DIARY. DAILY DETAILED ENTRIES IN THE STYLE OF A WAR DIARY. LOG MOVEMENTS, ORDERS AND DECISIONS FROM TIME TAYLOR ASSUMED COMMAND OF 2ND INF BDE. PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS INCLUDED. J
Collection relating to Lance Corporal William Sydney Hazelwood, New South Wales Imperial Bushmen, war of South Africa (Boer War). Collection consists of a small handwritten diary kept by Lance Corpor