Bakewell, Tom Francis (Corporal, b.1921 - d.1980) Accession Number: PR83/219

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of 32612 Corporal Tom Francis Bakewell, No. 3 Squadron RAAF, North Africa and Italy, 1943-1945.

Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of two wallets of photographs, documents and ephemera related to Corporal Bakewell's service in North Africa and Italy as a Military Policeman with No. 3 Squadron RAAF. Folder 1 contains a document of procedures and a schedule for disembarkation, a document of instructions for new arrivals for service in the Middle East (including a list of 'dos and don'ts' while on leave), a guide to Italian uniforms, a 1943 Christmas card to Bakewell from Royal Martin (of 4 Squadron SAAF), soldier's guidebooks to Rome and Sicily, an Eighth Army guide to Florence, a German language guide to driving, a pocket booklet produced by the National Catholic Community Service titled "My Military Missal", a pocket guide booklet for Bombay, and a newspaper clipping titled "A Tunic is Hung Up".

Folder 2 contains 24 photographs, which feature nose art on Allied aircraft, crashed Allied and German aircraft, scenes in Italy, and Bakewell and other personnel from his squadron.

Folio 1 of 1 - Contains liftouts from four wartime newspapers and magazines. The folio includes a liftout from the Sunday Sun and Guardian Magazine, dated 9 March 1941 and titled "The First Great War Book of the 2nd World War: Return Via Dunkirk by Gun Buster", the 1942 Christmas Supplement to The A.I.F. News, the feature article ("Into Tunis") from the 8 May 1943 edition of Union Jack, and the 9 October 1945 edition of Air Force News.

Details

Accession Number
PR83/219
Maker
Various
Maker
Royal Australian Air Force
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Document
Measurement
Extent: 2.5 cm
Wallet/s: 1
Oversize: 1
Date Made
1942-1945
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
41
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 419/116/020
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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