Z Special Unit (M V Krait) Accession Number: EXDOC154

Description

Collection relating to the M V Krait's voyage from Australia to Singapore, September to October 1943.

Wallet 1 of 1 consists of a report on Operation Jaywick; the offensive actions against the Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour. The log book also contains a souvenir photograph of the Krait, a newspaper article of '14 Awards for Singapore Raid' as well as a typed transcript of the log book.

Details

Accession Number
EXDOC154
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Logbook
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1943
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 419/017/003
Copyright
Commonwealth of Australia copyright

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