| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS0712 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 2 folders |
| Object type | Manuscript |
| Maker |
May, Phillip Herbert |
| Date made | 1983-1995 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 90/1207 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
May, Phillip Herbert (Sergeant, b: 1921)
Description
Manuscript titled "The Final Battle for Slaters Knoll in Bougainville on 5 April 1945 : The Truth about our Diggers Bloody Victory". Discusses the official record of the battle and recollections of men who took part in it. Also includes newspaper cutting about May's post-war service in Japan with 13th Army Troop, British Commonwealth Engineering Regiment, where he was instructed to blow up a ship containing the contents of a chemical weapons factory located on the island of Okunoshima.