| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.22.30 |
| Collection number | PR02080 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 32 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Ellerman, Austin Yeats |
| Place made | Malaya |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Diary of Austin Ellerman Yeats, 1942
Description
Platoon Commander's diary relating to the Second World War service of VX50052 Lieutenant Austin Yeats Ellerman, 2/29 Battalion, Malaya, 1942.
The diary includes an approximate company rolls for A Company, 2/29 Battalion, including lists of casualties and returning personnel. The diary also includes accounts of two separate patrols against the Japanese in Northern Johore in January 1942: Londah Halt Patrol and Muar Road. There is also a page of notes on Japanese vowel sounds.