Frazer Gill - papers mainly relating to the Borneo Campaign and surrender of the Second Japanese Arm...
Frazer Gill - papers mainly relating to the Borneo Campaign and surrender of the Second Japanese Army at Morotai, 1944-45
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Author / Creator
Date
1944-1945
Call Numbers
MLMSS 7111
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Physical Description
Contents
1 folder - 0.02 Meters
Textual Records - (typescript)
Textual Records - (printed)
Photographs
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Fonds
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Scope and Contents
Contents
7 September 1944; 'Table Tops', No. 475, a newsletter issued by Australian Military Forces abroad.
8 September 1945; Memorandum from HQ 1 Aust Corps to Branches and Units concerning the surrender
9 September 1945; Address delivered by Sir Thomas Blamey, Commander of the Australian Forces; copy of the Instrument of Surrender; printed she...
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Full title
Frazer Gill - papers mainly relating to the Borneo Campaign and surrender of the Second Japanese Army at Morotai, 1944-45
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Contextual Information
Source
Presented by the Estate of Frazer Gill in January 2002.
Administrative / Biographical history
During World War 2 Frazer Gill served as an artillery signaller in the 2/5 Field regiment of the 7th Division. He saw action in Papua New Guinea and Borneo, including the Battle of Balikpapan. After the war he graduated from the University of Sydney with a law degree and practised as a solicitor until a few years before his death.
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Call Numbers
MLMSS 7111
Record Identifier
9NaA35jY
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9NaA35jY
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Reference code
414298
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