| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR03916 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Document |
| Maker |
Banks, William Gisbert Olds, Edward Arnold |
| Place made | Australia, New Guinea1 |
| Date made | 1944-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Banks, William Gisbert (Leading Aircraftman, b.1912 - d.1994)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 133572 (N192226) Leading Aircraftman William Gisbert 'Bill' Banks, 4 Squadron and 104 Fighter Control Unit, Royal Australian Air Force, New Guinea and Australia, 1944-1945.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of correspondence and documents relating to the service of Leading Aircraftman William Gisbert Banks as a radio operator with 4 Squadron and 104 Fighter Control Unit in New Guinea in 1944-1945.
It contains:
6x Envelopes sent from Leading Aircraftman Banks to his children, Joan and Brian Banks, New Guinea, c 1944-1945. The envelopes are hand-illustrated with coloured cartoon drawings.
1x Postcard from 116381 Leading Aircraftman Edward Arnold Olds to Leading Aircraftman Banks, New Guinea, 30 April 1944.
1x Certificate of Discharge from the Australian Military Forces, issued 13 April 1945
1x Certificate of Discharge from the Royal Australian Air Force, issued 16 October 1945
1x Letter from the Department of Air to Leading Aircraftman Banks, Melbourne, Victoria, 1 March 1949. This letter relates to decorations awarded to Leading Aircraftman Banks for his Second World War service.
History / Summary
Leading Aircraftman William Gisbert Banks enlisted to the Royal Australian Air Force on 4 May 1943, after previously serving on part time duty with the Volunteer Defence Corps. After training in Australia, he served as a radio operator with 4 Squadron and 104 Fighter Control Unit in Nadzab and Port Moresby, New Guinea. Leading Aircraftman Banks was discharged on 9 October 1945.