Houlahan, William Ronald (Private, b.1912 - d.1996) Accession Number: PR88/052

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX28978 Private Ronald William Houlahan, 1940-1942.

Wallet 1 of 1 contains a diary kept by Houlahan during his service in Singapore between 1940-1942 as well as a typed retrospective memoir on the involvement of the 2/15th Field Regiment, 29th Battery B Troop members in the Battle of Malaya and Singapore, 1940-1942. Their movements during the war and involvement in the Battle of Singapore are outlined and other topics covered include impressions of Singapore, conditions, food, rations, air raids and downtime.

Details

Accession Number
PR88/052
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Memoir
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1941-1942
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
2
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM315 419/048/096
Copyright
Copyright unknown - orphaned work

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