Catalogue
Catalogue
Object Type
Name/Title
Desmond A. Saies - War diaries, 1941 - 1945
Primary Maker
Physical Description
Level of Current Record
Parent
Content
Folder 1:
Item 1 -- Diary 1941: Covers journey from New Zealand to Egypt, 6 April to 18 September 1941. Contains names and addresses, morse code, and English-Italian vocabulary. Also has part of diary for 1945, from 1 - 19 January, which mentions the road to Florence (Italy).
Item 2 -- Diary 1943: Covers Egypt and Italy, 25 April to 31 December 1943. Mentions unloaded at Bari in Italy on 13 November. Gives details of tours in Middle East, and names and addresses.
Folder 2:
Item 1 -- Diary 1944: Covers period in Italy from 1 January to 31 December 1944.
Item 2 -- Diary 1945: Covers journey from Italy to Australia, 1 January to 15 April 1945. Left Italy 10 February and arrived Melbourne 14 April. Also has names and addresses.
Last Update
19 Apr 2024
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