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Manuscript Name | Papers of Major D.C.L. Wilson |
Manuscript Number | MSS 335 |
Last Updated | October 2021 |
Extent | 7 boxes |
Location | Special Collections, UNSW Canberra |
Abstract | The collection contains a series of personal papers, newspaper clippings, reports, maps, plans |
Military
This collection relates to Major D.C.L. Wilson and includes items donated by his family.
1935-1976
Access and Copying Conditions
Access: Open Access
This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.
Copying: Copying of material for private study and research is approved.
Papers of Major D.C.L. Wilson, Special Collections, UNSW Canberra, Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, MSS 335, Box [Number], Folder [Number].
The collection was acquired in 1994.
Notebooks, correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, maps, plans
Major D.C.L. Wilson
Royal Military College
Army officer
Folder 1
Correspondence
Folder 2
Diaries
Folder 3
Notebooks
Folder 4
Notebooks
Folder 5
Notebooks
Folder 6
Notebooks
Folder 7
Notebooks
Folder 8
Newspapers and other Publications
Folder 9
Newspapers and other Publications
The War Office, Current Reports From Overseas, nos. 71-74 and 77-95 (January – August 1945)
Folder 10
Newspapers and other Publications
Folder 11
Personal Documents – Education – Royal Military College
Folder 12
Personal Documents – Education – Royal Military College
Folder 13
Personal Documents – Education – Royal Military College
Folder 14
Personal Documents – Education – Royal Military College
Military Law (1936-1938).
Folder 15
Personal Documents – Education – Royal Military College
Military Law (continued, 1936-1938).
Folder 16
Personal Documents – Education – Royal Military College
Peace Administration (1938).
Folder 17
Personal Documents – Education – Royal Military College
Reports of Officers’ Training Abroad (1937).
Folder 18
Personal Documents – Education – Royal Military College
Tactics (1938).
Folder 19
Personal Documents – Education – Royal Military College
Tactics (continued, 1938).
Folder 20
Personal Documents – Education – Royal Military College
Umpires’ Reports/Notes on Umpiring (1939-1940).
Folder 21
Personal Documents – Education – Dept. of Education, New South Wales
Correspondence course notes, instructions, leaflets, envelopes (1944-1945).
Folder 22
Military Documents – Orders, Reports, Training Instructions, etc.
Australian Military Forces – 5th Infantry Brigade and 36th Battalion, 2/16 Battalion, 2/18 Battalion, 1st Infantry Brigade (1938-1940).
Folder 23
Military Documents – Orders, Reports, Training Instructions, etc.
Various military orders, reports, training instructions, etc. (1940-1943).
Folder 24
Military Documents – Orders, Reports, Training Instructions, etc.
File: ‘Jungle Warfare’ (1943?);
File: ‘NG Force Staff Instructions’ (March-June 1943);
File: ‘Reports on Ops’ (July-September 1943);
File: ‘Most Secret F. Backhander Force 0.0 1-43’ (1943).
Folder 25
Military Documents – Orders, Reports, Training Instructions, etc.
File: ‘Air Maintenance in New Guinea from April 1943 to March 1944 (April 1944);
File: ‘General Headquarters South West Pacific Area: Operations Instructions’ (May 1944);
Folder 26
Military Documents – Orders, Reports, Training Instructions, etc.
File: ‘[Top Secret: Operational Plans for 4-44 and 6-44]’ (May 1944);
Series of communiqués, minutes, etc. marked ‘Top Secret’ regarding New Guinea campaign (April-July 1944);
File: New Guinea Force Standard Operational Procedure Instructions [Secret] (May 1944);
Folder 27
Military Documents – Orders, Reports, Training Instructions, etc.
Confidential/secret papers concerning New Guinea, New Britain military operations (September 1943-May 1944);
General Headquarters South West Pacific Area, Monthly Summary of Enemy Dispositions [Top Secret], Copy No. 65, Serial no. 23 (September 1944).
Folder 28
Military Documents – Orders, Reports, Training Instructions, etc.
File: ‘Copies Messages SWPA C-in-C Negotiations Surrender’ (March-August 1945) – consists of mainly of cipher messages concerning details of Japanese surrender and procedures to be followed;
File: ‘Forward Echelon Land Headquarters: Appreciation Notes for Staff Study for the Occupation of the Netherlands Indies [Top Secret] (July-August 1945);
File: Copies Messages from Forland Concerning Surrender [cipher messages] (August 1945);
File: Secret: Operations for the Reoccupation of the NEI Subsequent to VJ Day (12 August 1945);
File: Copies Messages Jap Govt. Surrender Negotiations [cipher messages] (August 1945).
File: Top Secret: Tentative Troop Lists “Satinwood” (Aust Army Units Only). Copy No. 4 (August 1945?).
Folder 29
Military Documents – Orders, Reports, Training Instructions, etc.
File: Commander Task Group 78.2, Balikpapan Operation June-July 1945 [Seventh Fleet Action Report] (August 1945).
Folder 30
Military Documents – Orders, Reports, Training Instructions, etc.
File: ‘ADV HQ AMF OP Instructions’ [Australian Military Forces orders secret/restricted] (August-December 1945);
File: ‘[Naval] Messages: Officers to read and initial NOT to be taken from warroom’ (October-November 1945);
File: ‘Maj. Thomas’ [Proclamations and Instructions by General Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, Commander-in-Chief Australian Military Forces, in various languages with translations] (September-October 1945);
File: ‘Daily Reports. Rough Drafts only’ (October-November 1945).
Folder 31
Military Documents – Orders, Reports, Training Instructions, etc.
File: ‘Maj. Wilson’ [Naval Messages] (November-December 1945);
File: [Untitled – Australian Military Forces in the Pacific region] (December 1945-July 1946)
File: ‘H.Q. British Commonwealth Forces’ [documents, publications referring to Australian troops stationed in Japan] (January 1946-April 1947).
Folder 32
Miscellaneous - Maps
Command and Staff Course, Marine Corps School [operation plans] (1943-1944).
Folder 33
Miscellaneous - Maps
Contour Maps, Scale 1:20,000 [‘Secret Until Departure for Combat Operations], Sheets 1 and 2 (undated).
Folder 34
Miscellaneous - Plans
LST [Landing Ship, Tank] Top Deck, Scale 1/8” = 1’ and LST 3rd or Tank Deck, Scale 1/8” = 1 (undated).
Folder 35
Miscellaneous – Slidex RT Code
Folding case with code sheet and inserted material: Seven Steps to Slidex (March, 1945), Instructions for the Use of Slidex RT Code (undated); cloth paper with Japanese writing (undated).
Folder 36
Miscellaneous – Armidale School (letter)
Appeal letter for The Armidale School Memorial Building Fund (1945?)
Folder 37
Miscellaneous – Documents
‘Principles of War’ (1944?);
‘Punishments on Active Service’ (undated);
‘Malay Glossary: Rules for pronunciation of English-spelt Malay’ (undated);
‘Inwards Messages Deciphered’ (1945?);
‘Summary MTB Ops 7-13 May 44’ (1944);
‘Shanghai’ (undated);
‘Index’ [Australian Army ammunition, weapons, air transport, equipment, etc., statistics] (undated).
Folder 38
Miscellaneous – Personal Effects of D.C.L. Wilson
Malaya Command Military Driving Licence, issued 28 September 1940;
Matheson Swimming Bath. Season 1941;
2/7 Australian General Hospital Appointment for Consultation (June, 1944);
The Brisbane Club. Honorary Service Member (1944);
‘Chapel Dedication’ 7 May 1944;
Australian Military Forces Member’s Personal Equipment Card (1944);
‘Now 1 Year OId’: Invitation to Brigade Anniversary’ (October 1946);
‘Punishments on Active Service’ (undated);
Wallet containing 3 b/w photographs (undated);
‘Scenes from Kyoto’: 2 packets of unused colour Japanese postcards (undated);
Slim envelope with Japanese writing and stamp;
Picture of flowers by Lionel Lindsay (undated).