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Collection relating to the Second World War service of Squadron Leader Reginald Henry Saville Davis, No. 1 Squadron, RAAF. Collection consists of operational reports covering No. 1 Squadron's activity in Malaya and Java; various unit evacuation lists; nominal rolls of squadron members held in captivity in Prisoner of War (POW) camps in Burma, Thailand and Japan; personal diary of POW experiences in Manchuria; papers associated with Japanese propaganda messages from Java; newspaper articles; and photographs and cartoons.
Wallet 1: Consists of typed operational reports running from 27 January 1942 through to 8th March 1942, and covers the movements of No. 1 Squadron before the Japanese took control; a handwritten account by 290514 Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Read Smith discussing the conditions of surrender and events prior to being placed under Japanese guard; a detailed report concerning the conditions faced by POWs; lists with information about prisoners; newspaper extracts concerning the war in the Pacific; a document relating to bomb disposal; and various correspondence.
Wallet 3: Consists of various typed documents including a transcript of a propaganda message sent from Java to Australia relating to POWs; interrogation questions and answers relating to Davis; recommendations for awards; various nominal rolls of POWs; and a typed intelligence report from the Station Intelligence Officer, RAAF Station, Sembawang.
Wallet 4: Consists of correspondence between Davis and Air Vice Marshall Sir Paul Maltby; a cartoon in coloured pencil and ink; medical lists; service related papers relating to No. 1 Squadron; serials and newspaper articles; photographs and negatives of No. 1 Squadron and also the unveiling of the Singapore memorial; and one handwritten diary kept by Davis between 25 December 1942 and 7 June 1945 and detailing his time as a POW.
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Squadron Leader Reginald Henry Saville Davis, No. 1 Squadron, RAAF. Wallet 1 of 4 - Consists of typed operational reports running from 27 Janua
Unit diary maintained by the commanding officer of 1 Squadron, Wing Commander Davis, recording Squadron operations out of Sembawang airfield, Palembang and later Java, Dec 1941 - March 1942.
Research material relating to the publication of the manuscript titled ‘On Target: The story of 2/3 Australian Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment’, written by VX48132 Sergeant Cecil John Eric Rae, VX27594 L
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX1719 Lieutenant Donald Alfred Lawrence Harlem, Z Special Unit, Borneo, 1942-1982. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of newspaper articles, ephemera, co
Papers relating to the Second World War service of 270647 Squadron Leader Robert Alfred Yeowart, No 6 Squadron RAAF, Australia and New Guinea, 1940-1945. Collection contains three wallets relating to
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 290514 Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Read Smith DFC, No. 1 Squadron, prisoner of war, Malaya, Java and Burma, 1942-1944. Wallet 1 of 2 - Contains a