Description
Object description
Ts transcript of his diary for June 1945 - May 1946 (5pp) covering his service as Commander Officer of No. 5 Intelligence Unit, attached to 26th Indian Division in India (June - September 1945) and at Padang, Sumatra (October 1945) and attached to 23rd Indian Division at Batavia, Java (November 1945 - February 1946) and Bandoeng, Java (February - May 1946) giving some details of troubles with local insurgents and in dealings with the Dutch and his work alongside Laurens van der Post and Dirk Bogarde; Dutch RAPWI Camp journal (ts in English 11pp) of January 1946 informing readers of the local political, military and social situation based on reports from the Indonesian Nationalist press; ts cyclostyled intelligence summary (29 November 1945, 5pp) issued by 23rd Indian Division on Java; printed public notice (October 1945, 2pp) issued by the Military Commander, Padang announcing a series of local regulations. [A series of photographs related to this collection is held by the Department of Photographs].
Content description
Ts transcript of his diary for June 1945 - May 1946 (5pp) covering his service as Commander Officer of No. 5 Intelligence Unit, attached to 26th Indian Division in India (June - September 1945) and at Padang, Sumatra (October 1945) and attached to 23rd Indian Division at Batavia, Java (November 1945 - February 1946) and Bandoeng, Java (February - May 1946) giving some details of troubles with local insurgents and in dealings with the Dutch and his work alongside Laurens van der Post and Dirk Bogarde; Dutch RAPWI Camp journal (ts in English 11pp) of January 1946 informing readers of the local political, military and social situation based on reports from the Indonesian Nationalist press; ts cyclostyled intelligence summary (29 November 1945, 5pp) issued by 23rd Indian Division on Java; printed public notice (October 1945, 2pp) issued by the Military Commander, Padang announcing a series of local regulations. [A series of photographs related to this collection is held by the Department of Photographs].
History note
Cataloguer PHR
History note
Catalogue date 1988-02