Henry Gordon Bennett diary, 4 February 1941-8 February 1942, together with related papers, 2 April 1...
Henry Gordon Bennett diary, 4 February 1941-8 February 1942, together with related papers, 2 April 1941-October 1956
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Date
1941-1956
Call Numbers
MLMSS 773
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Physical Description
Contents
1 box of textual material
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Level of description
Fonds
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Microfilm : CY 783
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Scope and Contents
Contents
Covers the period in which Major-General Henry Gordon Bennett was in command of the Australian Imperial Force in Malaya and Singapore. It includes references to military matters, 1941-1942, and to military personnel, including Colonel John Raymond Broadbent, 1941-1942, Colonel Wilfred Selwyn Kent Hughes, 1941, Major Charles Moses, 1941-1942, Genera...
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Full title
Henry Gordon Bennett diary, 4 February 1941-8 February 1942, together with related papers, 2 April 1941-October 1956
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Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-700C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011
Contextual Information
Administrative / Biographical history
Major-General Henry Gordon Bennett, 1877-1962, commanded the Australian Imperial Force in Malaya between February 1941 and February 1942. This force, together with the British, Indian and colonial armed forces, had been assigned to the defence of Malaya and Singapore, and were under the operational command of a British officer, Lieutenant-General A...
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MLMSS 773
Record Identifier
YEGmqPVn
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918762
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