Peck, John Desmond (Lieutenant, b.1922 - d.2002) Accession Number: PR03098

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX9534 Lieutenant John Desmond "Johnny" "Des" Peck DCM, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Palestine, Greece, Crete, Italy, Switzerland and England, 1939-c2000.

The collection of Lieutenant John Desmond Peck records his experiences of service with 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion in the Middle East, becoming a prisoner of war in Crete, and his subsequent time as a prisoner of war, escapee, and member of the Greek and Italian resistance movements during the Second World War. His transcript "Captive in Crete", tells of his capture in 1941 by German Alpine troops at Kalives. Lieutenant Peck's collection of papers includes resistance movement documents in German and Italian and documents concerning his trial for espionage 1944 at Vercelli. Other items in the collection include a report of his activities for the Australian Army, 1944; letters from the Australian Red Cross Society to Lieutenant Peck's parents, 1941-1945; letters of appreciation to Lieutenant Peck from prisoners of war he assisted to escape, 1946-1953; letters from his friends in Crete and Italy; photographs; newspaper cuttings; service records; a certificate of appreciation from the Shire of Flinders, 1940; the citation for his Distinguished Conduct Medal; transcripts of an interview; and correspondence from the British historian Roger Absalom, 1988.

Details

Accession Number

PR03098

Maker

Lieutenant Desmond John (Johnny) Peck DCM

Classification

Private Record

Object Type

Photograph

Measurement

Extent: 75 cm
Box/es: 4
Oversize: 3

Date Made

1990s

Place Made

England

Whole/Part

Collection

Item Count

1603

Access

Open

Copying Provisions

Official papers, copying permitted

Unlicensed copyright

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Events

Units

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Folder 1 of 2 - Official correspondence to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck and Mr and Mrs Peck; Service papers of Lieutenant Peck, 1939-1967

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Folder 1 of 2 - Photographs relating to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck’s service in the Middle East, c.1940-1941

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Folder 1 of 3 - Handwritten draft and chapter outlines for Captive in Crete, c. 1950

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Folder 1 of 3 – Letters and correspondence from members of the Italian and Greek resistance to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck, 1946-1953

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Folder 2 of 2 - 'Mud Over Blood Chronicle': 2/7 Australian infantry Battalion Association newsletter, 1988 - 1991

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Folder 2 of 2 - Letters from the Australian Red Cross and Australian Military Forces Records Office to Mr and Mrs Peck, 1941-1945

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Folder 2 of 2 - Notes and outlines for chapters relating to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck’s experience as an Italian partisan and prisoner of war, c. 1990

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Folder 2 of 2 - Papers and research material relating to Roger Absalom’s research

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Folder 2 of 2 - Papers relating to the Italian resistance, 1943-1956

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Folder 2 of 2 - Photographs of Lieutenant John Desmond Peck, Italian partisans, friends of Lieutenant Peck, and remains of camp at Udine, Italy, c.1943-c.1990. Contains several graphic images

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Folder 2 of 2 - Telegrams from family and friends to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck and Mr and Mrs Peck, 1941-1945

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Folder 2 of 3 - Aerial photographs, correspondence, notes and research material for Captive in Crete, c. 1950-1967

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Folder 2 of 3 - Letters from former Allied prisoners of war to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck, 1944-1988

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Folder 3 of 3 - Newspaper articles relating to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck’s experiences as an escaped prisoner of war on Crete, c. 1990

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Folder 3 of 3 - Newspaper clippings relating to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck, c.1941-c.1967

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Folio 1 of 2 - Certificate of appreciation from the Shire of Flinders presented to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck, 1940

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Folio 2 of 2 - Lieutenant John Desmond Peck's certificate of appointment as an officer in the Permanent Military Service, 1946

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Interview with John Desmond Peck DCM as VX9534 Lieutenant with the 2/7 Infantry Battalion AIF

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Series 1 - Personal Papers of Lieutenant John Desmond Peck, 1939-1988

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Series 2 - Memoir: Captive in Crete, 1950-1990

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Series 3 - Official Reports, 1944 - c.1994

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Series 4 - Resistance papers, 1943-1956

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Series 5 - Papers concerning Oreste Barbero, 1944-1995

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Series 6 – English and Italian newspaper clippings, 1937-1961

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Series 7 - Photographs relating to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck's military service, 1940-1990

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Series 8 - Papers concerning George Psychoundakis, 1990-1991

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.41 Second World War, 1939-1945

Series 9 - Papers associated with Roger Absalom, Bill Bunbury and Bill Rudd, c.1978 - c.1999

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.42 Second World War, 1939-1945

Series 10 - Photographs and papers relating to the presentation of a teak paper knife to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck, 1991

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.43 Second World War, 1939-1945

Series 11 - Transcripts of interview with Lieutenant John Desmond Peck and the Imperial War Museum, 2000

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.44 Second World War, 1939-1945

Series 12 - Miscellaneous published magazines and books collected by Lieutenant John Desmond Peck, 1944-1991

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Souvenir Italian Fascist scarf : 1st Blackshirt Division, the Implacable 23 March

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Souvenir teak paperknife : HMS Queen Elizabeth

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Teak paper knife with an embossed brass plaque attached to one side. The knife is rounded at the base and narrows towards the broken splintered tip. The plaque is attached towards the base end by two

Wallet 1 of 2 - Correspondence and papers relating to Oreste Barbero, in Italian, 1944-1995

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Wallet 1 of 2 - Lieutenant John Desmond Peck’s report to the Australian Army and two copies of his official Prisoner of War report,1944

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Wallet 1 of 2 - Miscellaneous published magazines and books collected by Lieutenant John Desmond Peck, 1944-1985

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Wallet 1 of 3 - Handwritten draft, chapter outlines, aerial photographs, correspondence, notes and research material for Captive in Crete; Newspaper articles relating to Lieutenant Peck’s experiences as an escaped prisoner of war on Crete, c. 1950 - c. 1990

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Wallet 1 of 4 - Photograph album containing photos relating to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck's military service in Palestine, 1940

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Wallet 1 of 5 - Italian newspaper clippings, 1937-1948

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Wallet 1 of 5 - Letters from Lieutenant John Desmond Peck, the Australian Red Cross and Various to Mr and Mrs Peck, 1939-1946

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Wallet 1 of 10 - Correspondence and papers relating to the Italian resistance, 1943-1956

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.56 Second World War, 1939-1945

Wallet 2 of 2 - Miscellaneous published magazines and books collected by Lieutenant John Desmond Peck, 1975-1991

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Wallet 2 of 2 - Report, correspondence and additional notes regarding the Comitato di Liberazione Nazionale Alta Italia [Committee of National Liberation on Northern Italy], c. 1946 - c. 1994

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Wallet 2 of 2 - Various papers including correspondence, photographs and newspapers concerning partisan work, 1944-1972

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Wallet 2 of 3 - Two copies of final draft of Captive in Crete, c. 1990

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.52 Second World War, 1939-1945

Wallet 2 of 4 - Two notes books containing addresses, notes and loose photographs, c. 1941

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.74 Second World War, 1939-1945

Wallet 2 of 5 - Italian newspaper clippings, c. 1952-1955

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.69 Second World War, 1939-1945

Wallet 2 of 5 – Official and private correspondence to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck and Mr and Mrs Peck, and Service papers of Lieutenant Peck, 1939-1967

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.47 Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX9534 Lieutenant John Desmond "Johnny" "Des" Peck DCM, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Palestin

Wallet 2 of 10 - Papers concerning trial at Vercelli [Squadristi], 1944-1945

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.57 Second World War, 1939-1945

Wallet 3 of 3 - Notes, outlines and drafts for chapters relating to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck’s experience as an Italian partisan and prisoner of war, c. 1990

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.53 Second World War, 1939-1945

Wallet 3 of 4 - Funeral and family photograph album of Ferrari Oreste, 1953

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.75 Second World War, 1939-1945

Wallet 3 of 5 - Italian and English newspaper clippings, 1956-1958

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.70 Second World War, 1939-1945

Wallet 3 of 5 - Letters to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck concerning the Victory March and the investiture of the DCM, citation and personal papers of Lieutenant Peck, 1945-1951

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.48 Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX9534 Lieutenant John Desmond "Johnny" "Des" Peck DCM, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Palestin

Wallet 3 of 10 - Italian documents about trial at Vercelli, 1943-1945

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.58 Second World War, 1939-1945

Wallet 4 of 4 - Photographs relating to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck’s service in the Middle East and work with Italian partisans, c. 1940 - c. 1990. Contains several graphic images

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.76 Second World War, 1939-1945

Wallet 4 of 5 - Certificate of appreciation from the Shire of Flinders presented to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck, 1940; Lieutenant Peck's certificate of appointment as an officer in the Permanent Military Service, 1946

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.49 Second World War, 1939-1945

Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX9534 Lieutenant John Desmond "Johnny" "Des" Peck DCM, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Palestin

Wallet 5 of 5 - Letters to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck from members of the Italian and Greek resistance and former Allied prisoners of war, 1944-1988; Newspaper clippings relating to Lieutenant Peck, c. 1941- c. 1967

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.50 Second World War, 1939-1945

Wallet 5 of 10 - Italian and German documents concerning the organization of the partisans, evidence, and interrogations, 1944-1945

Digitised Collection AWM2021.22.60 Second World War, 1939-1945

Peck, John Desmond (Lieutenant, b.1922 - d.2002) Accession Number: PR03098

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Wallet 3 of 5 - Letters to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck concerning the Victory March and the investiture of the DCM, citation and personal papers of Lieutenant Peck, 1945-1951

Folder 1 of 2 - Official correspondence to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck and Mr and Mrs Peck; Service papers of Lieutenant Peck, 1939-1967

Series 11 - Transcripts of interview with Lieutenant John Desmond Peck and the Imperial War Museum, 2000

Series 4 - Resistance papers, 1943-1956

Folder 1 of 3 – Letters and correspondence from members of the Italian and Greek resistance to Lieutenant John Desmond Peck, 1946-1953

Folder 2 of 2 - Photographs of Lieutenant John Desmond Peck, Italian partisans, friends of Lieutenant Peck, and remains of camp at Udine, Italy, c.1943-c.1990. Contains several graphic images