The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection relating to WX1944 Private (Pte) Harry Richards DCM, 2/11 Infantry Battalion. The main item in the collection is Pte Richards' notebook containing his handwritten diary from 1st to 9th June 1941. The diary describes the escape of Pte Richards and about 50 other servicemen from Crete, in an Invasion Barge '96' SD15 procured by Pte Richards which he named 'M.V Leaving'. Included in the diary in a nominal roll of personnel who escaped with Richards, as well as the list of names of the ten men who elected to remain on the isle of Gradavous when it was realised there would not be enough water and rations for all the men. Additional items in the collection are the original citation for the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal to Pte Richards, as well as an original certificate from the Commonwealth of Australia 'For outstanding services rendered on behalf of the 'Fouth Liberty Loan Campaign', awarded to Richards in 1943. Added to this collection in February 2013 is a printout of the typed version of Richards' diary from the Official Records Collection AWM52, 8/3/11 (April-June 1941), available to access and print from the unit diaries published online on the Memorial's website.
Collection relating to the service of 1067 Private Harry Richards, 4 Battalion, AIF, Egypt, Gallipoli, 1914-1915. Collection consists of a diary kept by Private Richards from 19 October 1914 to 3 Apr
Four page black and white photcopy of diary manintained by Pitty (who served as Pte David J Richards) from his departure from Brisbane, through passage to Egypt, transfer to France, and camp in the St
Letter written by NX15176 Private Richards while serving in Greece, to his brother and sisters, dated 11 April 1941. Other items include a photograph of Richards.
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX40346 Private Ernest Roy Richards, 2/18 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Malaya, 1941. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consist
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Private Francis Norman Senier, 2/11 Battalion. The collection consists of original letters and telegrams written by Pte Senier describing general
BRIEF DIARY KEPT BY RICHARDS IN NEW GUINEA DESCRIBING HIS SURROUNDINGS INCLUDING PORT MORESBY AND THE BOAT TRIP FROM CAIRNS TO BALIKPAPAN