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Amor, Rick (Official War Artist, b.1948)
Private Record
Maker: Amor, Rick
Collection relating to the service of Official War Artist Rick Amor, East Timor, 1999. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of a diary written by Official War Artist Rick Amor while travelling in East Timor. Amo...PR01333
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Ashbolt, Harry Sheperdson (Flight Sergeant, b.1922 – d. 1944)
Private Record
Maker: Ashbolt, Harry Shepherdson Australian Military Forces
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 415064 Flight Sergeant Harry Sheperdson Ashbolt, 31 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, 1941-1944. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one ...PR05212
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Beasley, David Ian (Flight Officer, Navigator, No. 31 Squadron, RAAF)
Private Record
Maker: Beasley, David Ian
OPERATION REPORT ON A RAID BY NO 31 SQUADRON ON 16 NOVEMBER 1944. TARGET WAS HATOELIA. THIS WAS THE FIRST OCCASION WHEN ROCKET PROJECTILES WERE USED BY THE RAAF IN AT ATTACK IN THE PACIFIC AREAPR90/068
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Brownell, Raymond James (Air Commodore, b.1894 - d.1974),CBE, MC, MM
Private Record
Maker: Brownell, Raymond James
DIARIES AND FLYING LOGBOOKS RELATED TO EXPERIENCES AT MENA CAMP AND GALLIPOLI, MOVEMENT TO FRANCE INCLUDING THE BATTLES AT FLEURBAIX AND POZIERES, AWARD OF THE MM AND MC, FLIGHT TRAINING AND POSTING T...PR83/231
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Callinan, Bernard (Lieutenant Colonel, DSO, MC, 2/2nd Independent Company, 26th Bn, AIF b.1913)
Private Record
Maker: Callinan, Bernard James
REPORTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PAPERS ASSOCIATED WITH "SPARROW" FORCE GUERILLA ACTIVITIES IN TIMOR DURING 1942 AND LATER REPORTS AS COMMANDING OFFICER OF 26TH BN ON NORTH BOUGAINVILLE. ALSO CONTAINS MANUS...PR82/090
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Cape, Timothy Frederick (Major, HQ Sparrow Force, AIF b.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Cape, Timothy Frederick
Original diary and transcript covering the period 19 February to 17 June 1942. Cape was Brigade Major of Sparrow Force 1942. The collection includes a paper written by Major General Cape in 1999 that ...PR83/236
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Carrick, Alan Rea (Captain, b.1914)
Private Record
Maker: Carrick, Alan Rea
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX71121 Captain Alan Rea Carrick. Collection consists of one diary, dated 1943, with diary extract insert, dated 1945, relating to Carrick's time...PR86/196
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Chote, Keith (Sergeant, b.1920 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Chote, Keith
Collection relating to the Second World War services of 405542 Sergeant Keith Gilbert Chote, 13 Squadron, and PM4100 Able Seaman Russel Martin Caro, HMAS Armidale, 1942. The collection conists of a ...EXDOC143
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Cole, William Gerard (Captain, b.1907 – d.1997)
Private Record
Maker: Cole, William Gerard
Collection relating to the Second World War service of XV98462 Captain William Gerard Cole, Headquarters Timor Force, Second Australian Imperial Force, Timor and Australia, 1946. Wallet 1 of 1 – Con...AWM2021.416.2
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Cusack, Roderick Douglas Clive (Warrant Officer (Class I), b.1921)
Private Record
Maker: Cusack, Roderick Douglas Clive
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX35742 (Q302617) Warrant Officer (Class I) Roderick Douglas Clive Cusack, Z Special Force, Australia, Borneo and Indonesia, 1940-1946. W/O Cusac...AWM2016.476.3
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Dexter, David Saint Alban MID (Major, b.1917 - d.1992)
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Maker: Dexter, David St Alban
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Major David Saint Alban Dexter MID, 2/2 Australian Commando Squadron. Vast collection of mixed papers relating to active service as a commando o...PR00249
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Dyker, Bruce Sydney (Telegraphist, b.1920 - d.2007)
Private Record
Maker: Byth, Verity Dyker, Bruce Sydney
Collection relating to the Second World War service of PM/V98 Telegraphist Bruce Stanley Dyker, HMAS Castlemaine and HMAS Swan, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, New Guinea and the Netherlands East In...AWM2017.487.1
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East, Frederick George (Captain, Attached Southern Command HQ General Staff, b.1897 - d.1992), EM
Private Record
Maker: East, Frederick George
TYPESCRIPT REMINISCENCES ENTITLED "REPORT ON ACTIVITIES AND OBSERVATIONS WITH SPARROW FORCE, DUTCH TIMOR, FROM 19 JAN TO 23 SEPT 1942 AND SUBSEQUENTLY", CONTAINING NOTES ESPECIALLY ON COMMUNICATIONS, ...PR89/154
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Flaty, E D (Wing Commander, RAAF)
Private Record
Maker: Flaty, E D
Manuscript by Wing Commander E D Flaty entitled "A Brief History of No. 1 PRU and no. 87 (PR) Squadron". Traces the history of No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit and 87 Photo Reconnaissance Squadr...PR90/071
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Francis, Ernest Dudley ED MID (Major, b.1908 - d.1997)
Private Record
Maker: Francis, Ernest Dudley
The collection comprises papers held by Major Dudley Francis relating to Timor under the Japanese occupation and particularly the operations of Sparrow Force, of which he was a member, over 1941-42. T...PR00684
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HMAS Lismore Association
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Illustrated coloured map outlining the operational area covered by the Bathurst class minesweeper, HMAS Lismore, during 1941-46. Includes brief chronological history and incidents encountered in relat...PR00647
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James, Ralph Reginald (Flying Officer, b.1912 - d.1943)
Private Record
Maker: James, Ralph Reginald
Flying logbook, telegrams, newspaper cuttings, letters written to wife while stationed at Darwin with Group H (later Group 662), 2 Squadron RAAF. Describes flying Hudsons on reconnaissance trips and b...PR00661
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Jamieson, Ernie (Able Seaman)
Private Record
Maker: Jamieson, Ernie
Memoir written by Ernie Jamieson in 1994 describing his experiences as an Able Seaman in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) during the Second World War. The memoir documents his training at Flinders Nav...PR03013
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Japanese Instruments of Surrender
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Collection relating to the Instruments of Surrender signed in Tokyo and at other places in the Pacific Region by the Japanese commanders on the cessation of war. (1) British Borneo and Natoena Island...EXDOC095
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Johnston, Arthur (Signalman, b.1912)
Private Record
Maker: Johnston, Arthur
This collection of mixed papers is collated in manuscript. It describes experiences of joining 2nd AIF, training and other postings in north Australia. Much of material documents experiences as a POW ...PR90/017
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Kent-Hughes, Sir Wilfrid (Colonel)
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Administrative papers relating to appointments and promotions of AIF while prisoners of the Japanese. Includes nominal rolls, correspondence, routine orders, appeals.PR00017
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Leggatt, William Watt DSO MC (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1894 - d.1968)
Private Record
Maker: Leggatt, William Watt
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Lieutenant Colonel William Watt Leggatt, DSO, MC, 2/40 Infantry Battalion, Timor and Changi, 1942-1946. Collection contains records prepared by ...PR89/099
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Manderson, Henry Blyth (Journalist d.1961)
Private Record
Maker: Manderson, Henry Blyth
Records collected by Manderson relating to the activities of Z Special and Services Reconnaissance Department especially in Timor. Folder (1) File on Portugese Timor and the Adder Party and the atte...PR91/101
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Marien, William Francis
Private Record
Maker: Marien, William Francis 'Bill'
Collection relating to William Francis Marien, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) war correspondent, Second World War. Collection consists of four diaries covering periods 1942-1943 and early ...PR03595
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Marshall, Kenneth John (Leading Seaman, b.1923)
Private Record
Maker: Marshall, Kenneth John
RECOLLECTION OF ONE OF THE VOYAGES FROM DARWIN TO TIMOR BY HMAS VIGILANT IN OCTOBER 1942. PURPOSE WAS TO FERRY SUPPLIES TO AUSTRALIANS STILL FIGHTING ON TIMOR. SICK AND WOUNDED AND TWO BRITISH INTELLI...PR90/150
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Martin, Gordon John
Private Record
Maker: Boyd, Douglas Gordon Gude, Phillip Thomas Martin, Gordon John Robinson, George Angus
Collection relating to VX64564 Lieutenant (Lt) Gordon John "Bill" Martin, 2/10th Commando Squadron, of Killara, NSW. Commanding B Troop, he and an advance party were ambushed while moving along a trac...PR91/076
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Milsom, George J B, Sergeant
Private Record
Maker: Milsom, George James Beedham
Patrol orders written at Ainaro by Lt McKenzie for a five man patrol, August 1942 and a souvenir leaflet given to Milsom by Fernando Corvelo, Chefe do Posto at Ermera following the defeat of the Japan...PR00123
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Murphy, Oswald Ellis Joseph (Major, b.1895 - d.1980)
Private Record
Maker: Murphy, Oswald Ellis Joseph
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX6269 Major Sir Oswald Ellis Joseph Murphy, 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station, Australia, Egypt, Palestine, Eritrea, Abyssinia, Libya, and Ceylon, 1...PR05571
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Murray, James (Captain, 2/40th Bn, AIF b: c. 1907 d.1977)
Private Record
Maker: Murray, James
EARLY LETTERS RELATING TO MURRAYS SCHOOLING. LETTERS WRITTEN BY MURRAY TO HIS PARENTS, FROM ENLISTMENT IN 1940 UNTIL HE BECAME A POW IN TIMOR, IN 1942. LETTERS WRITTEN BY MURRAY'S PARENTS IN TASMANIA ...PR87/194
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National Security Advisory Committee
Private Record
Typed carbon copy transcripts of evidence taken before the National Security Advisory Committee relating to the invasion of Timor by the Japanese. Evidence was given by Manriel da Silva, Jose Alves Ja...PR90/184
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Neave, Reginald Claydon (Captain, b.1907 - d.1958)
Private Record
Maker: Neave, Reginald Claydon
DAILY DISCUSSION OF WORK ON TIMOR, INCLUDING ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT DARWIN, SCOUTING, ENEMY ACTIVITIES AND CONTACT WITH THE NATIVESPR85/023
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Scott, James Henry 'Jim' (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Various
Collection relating to VX37236 James Henry 'Jim' Scott, 2/40 Battalion, 1940-1964. The collection primarily documents his experience as a Japanese Prisoner of War in South East Asia and Japan. It cont...PR04023
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Scott, John H.(Lieutenant, b.1908 - d.1991)
Private Record
Maker: Scott, John H
Typescript account (1953) by John H. Scott, a Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve (RANVR) stationed at Darwin during the Second World War, of a series of missions by naval vessel...PR01019
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South, Colin
Private Record
Maker: South, Colin
Correspondence, scripts, research notes and other source material used in the production of two videos by Media World Pty Ltd "Flowers of Rethymnom" (Crete 1942) and "Independent Company" (2/2nd Indep...PR91/136
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(13 Sqn RAAF)
Private Record
AIRCRAFT WIRELESS TRANSMITTING LOG MAINTAINED BY E F ROBINS AND J W THOMPSON DURING GROUND RECONNAISSANCE WORK OVER TIMOR AND THE NORTHERN TERRITORY. THE LOGBOOK HAS BEEN PARTIALLY DAMAGED BY GUNFIREPR84/376
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Still, Frederick William (HMAS Kalgoorlie)
Private Record
Maker: Still, Frederick William
PRECIS OF EVENTS INVOLVING HMAS KALGOORLIE FROM 1942 TO 1946. INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION AT WHYALLA SHIPYARDS, FITTING OUT, CONVOY DUTIES OFF EAST AUSTRALIAN COAST. COVERS VOYAGES TO TIMOR TO SUPPLY "SPARR...PR90/143
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Teague, William F (Driver, 18th Battalion, AIF b.1890)
Private Record
Maker: Teague, William Francis
LETTERS, LICENCES, NEWSCUTTINGS AND NEWS CIRCULARS COVERING THE FIRST WORLD WAR. PHOTOCOPIED MAP AND NEWSCUTTINGS REPORTING CONDITIONS ON TIMOR DURING WWIIPR86/079
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Veale, W C D (Brigadier)
Private Record
Maker: Veale, William Charles Douglas
A personal letter and memo from Brigadier Veale to Major-General Blake dated mid February 1942, commenting on the progress of Sparrow Force in preparing defences, need for additional men, plans for de...PR00138
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Williams, Ronald George (Lieutenant, b.1920 - d.1977)
Private Record
Maker: Hay, Emma Williams, Ronald George
Copy of a story written by Lieutenant Williams' granddaughter, Emma Hay, relating his experiences of service in the Second World War. Williams served with 2/40 Battalion and became a POW of the Japan...PR01764
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Woodgate, Trevor (Flying Officer, RAAF d.1944)
Private Record
Maker: Woodgate, Trevor Llewellyn
LETTER HOME DESCRIBING IN DETAIL PREPARATION FOR AND CARRYING OUT OF WOODGATE'S FIRST NIGHT OPERATION DURING A RAID OVER TIMOR IN 19423DRL/7554
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Wray, Arthur H K (Corporal, 2/2 Independent Company, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Wray, Arthur H K
NOTEBOOK, LETTERS AND MEMOIRS COVERING CPL WRAY'S EXPERIENCES FROM THE TIME OF ENLISTMENT IN PERTH, MOVEMENT TO TIMOR, DIFFICULTIES OF OPERATING AGAINST THE JAPANESE, AND COPIES OF LEAFLETS REQUESTING...PR83/237