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Australian Commando Association - VictoriaPhotograph, Z Special House on the hill
... Z Special House on the hill...z special unit - house on the hill - headquarters - cairns - world war 2...The photo shows a view of the WW2 Z Special Unit's headquarters in Cairns....Australian Commando Association - Victoria The Association does not have a museum or address available to the public. melbourne The photo shows a view of the WW2 Z Special Unit's headquarters in Cairns. Z Special Unit and its operations were kept secret during WW2 and such photos may be rare. z special unit - house on the hill - headquarters - cairns - world war 2 On back: "House on the Hill" Cairns 1944 ZES Sepia photograph Z Special House on the hill Photograph ...The photo shows a view of the WW2 Z Special Unit's headquarters in Cairns.Z Special Unit and its operations were kept secret during WW2 and such photos may be rare.Sepia photograph On back: "House on the Hill" Cairns 1944 ZESz special unit - house on the hill - headquarters - cairns - world war 2 -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaBook, Z Special- Desert-Jungle- Sabotage
... Z Special- Desert-Jungle- Sabotage......Z Special Unit...What he had joined was the SRD – known as Z-Special Unit. Z Special Unit—also known as Special Operations Executive (SOE), Special Operations Australia (SOA) or the Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD)—was a joint Allied special forces unit formed during the Second World War to operate behind Japanese lines in South East Asia. ...pp. 274, illusts, maps ww2 The Australian special operations Special forces Z Special Unit Z Special- Desert-Jungle- Sabotage Book ...When Lloyd Campbell joined the AIF, he was underage and went to the Middle East with 2/17 Battalion. Later in New Guinea he made a major career change and volunteered for an unknown unit and special operations. What he had joined was the SRD – known as Z-Special Unit. Z Special Unit—also known as Special Operations Executive (SOE), Special Operations Australia (SOA) or the Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD)—was a joint Allied special forces unit formed during the Second World War to operate behind Japanese lines in South East Asia. Predominantly Australian, Z Special Unit was a specialist reconnaissance and sabotage unit that included British, Dutch, New Zealand, Timorese and Indonesian members, predominantly operating on Borneo and the islands of the former Netherlands East Indies. The unit carried out a total of 81 covert operations in the South West Pacific theatre, with parties inserted by parachute or submarine to provide intelligence and conduct guerrilla warfare. The best known of these missions were Operation Jaywick and Operation Rimau, both of which involved raids on Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour; the latter of which resulted in the deaths of 23 commandos either in action or by execution after capture. Although the unit was disbanded after the war, many of the training techniques and operational procedures employed were later used during the formation of other Australian Army special forces units and they remain a model for guerrilla operations to this day. pp. 274, illusts, maps ww2, the australian special operations, special forces, z special unit -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaPlaque - Commemorative Plaque Z Special Unit Association 1999 Reunion in Launceston
... Commemorative Plaque Z Special Unit Association 1999 Reunion in Launceston...Z Special Unit Association 1999 Reunion in Launceston...Australian Commando Association - Victoria The Association does not have a museum or address available to the public. melbourne Z Special Unit Association 1999 Reunion in Launceston Timber shield with metal emblems Plaque Commemorative Plaque Z Special Unit Association 1999 Reunion in Launceston ...Timber shield with metal emblemsZ Special Unit Association 1999 Reunion in Launceston -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchPhotograph - Framed photographs
... ...z special unit...He was a member of Z Special Unit and involved in Operation RIMAU when he was captured and executed by the Japanese in Malaya on the 7th of July, 1945 during WW2. ...Plague - In memory of the members of Operation RIMAU Gravestone VX15290 Lieutenant A.L. SARGENT "z" Special Unit 7th July 1945 Age 26...He was a member of Z Special Unit and involved in Operation RIMAU when he was captured and executed by the Japanese in Malaya on the 7th of July, 1945 during WW2. ...Image of gravestone in memory of Lieutenant Albert Sargent VX15290 born on the 3rd of November, 1918 at Wangaratta in Victoria. He was a member of Z Special Unit and involved in Operation RIMAU when he was captured and executed by the Japanese in Malaya on the 7th of July, 1945 during WW2. Operation RIMAU - In September, 1944, 23 British and Australian members of Z Special Unit travelled from Australia by submarine to the outskirts of Singapore Harbour then under Japanese occupation. Their mission was to attack and destroy enemy shipping from small submersible boats using magnetic limpet mines.Brown timber frame with green mount containing two photographs - one of plaque and one of gravestonePlague - In memory of the members of Operation RIMAU Gravestone VX15290 Lieutenant A.L. SARGENT "z" Special Unit 7th July 1945 Age 26singapore, operation rimau, z special unit, japanese occupation, vx15290 lieutenant a.l. sargent, ww2 -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaNew Zealand's Secret Hero's: Don Stott and Z Special Unit
... New Zealand's Secret Hero's: Don Stott and Z Special Unit...The incredible tale of ‘Z’ Special Unit – a group of mainly New Zealand and Australian commandos and saboteurs who parachuted into enemy-occupied territory to fight the war, sometimes single-handedly.The story begins in Greece, with the extraordinary sabotage feats of Don Stott and his friend Bob Morton. ...WW2 Australian Special Operations Australian Special forces Australian Commandos New Zealand Commandos Soft cover 168 pages New Zealand's Secret Hero's: Don Stott and Z Special Unit ...The incredible tale of ‘Z’ Special Unit – a group of mainly New Zealand and Australian commandos and saboteurs who parachuted into enemy-occupied territory to fight the war, sometimes single-handedly.The story begins in Greece, with the extraordinary sabotage feats of Don Stott and his friend Bob Morton. Stott’s success in blowing up the strategically crucial Asopos Viaduct was one of the greatest such exploits of World War II and changed the course of the war in Greece”.Soft cover 168 pagesww2, australian special operations, australian special forces, australian commandos, new zealand commandos -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaBook, Z Special Units' Secret War- Operations SEMUT 1, 1989
... Z Special Units' Secret War- Operations SEMUT 1...An account of the operations of The Allied Intelligence Bureau (AIB) better known as ‘Z’ Special Unit. Now a scarce and highly sought after title. ...Inscribed by author-Bob Long AK223 SEMUT 1 Borneo 1945 Hard Cover with Dust Jacket – 608 pages Z Special Units' Secret War- Operations SEMUT 1 Book ...An account of the operations of The Allied Intelligence Bureau (AIB) better known as ‘Z’ Special Unit. Now a scarce and highly sought after title. The author’s personal experiences with Australian Special Forces (Services Reconnaissance Department) which involved guerrilla soldiering with the head-hunters of Japanese held Borneo during World War 2. Z Special Unit an administrative support unit of (also known as Special Operations Australia (SOA) or the Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD)) was a joint Allied special forces unit formed during the Second World War to operate behind Japanese lines in South East Asia. Predominantly Australian, SRD was a specialist reconnaissance and sabotage unit that included British, Dutch, New Zealand, Timorese and Indonesian members, predominantly operating on Borneo and the islands of the former Netherlands East Indies. The unit carried out a total of 81 covert operations in the South West Pacific theatre, with parties inserted by parachute or submarine to provide intelligence and conduct guerrilla warfare. The best known of these missions were Operation Jaywick and Operation RIMAU, both of which involved raids on Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour; the latter of which resulted in the deaths of twenty-three commandos either in action or by execution after capture. Although the unit was disbanded after the war, many of the training techniques and operational procedures employed were later used during the formation of other Australian Army special forces units and they remain a model for guerrilla operations to this day.Hard Cover with Dust Jacket – 608 pagesInscribed by author-Bob Long AK223 SEMUT 1 Borneo 1945 -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub BranchPlaque Special Force Z
... Plaque Special Force Z...Z Special Force...Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch 1 Mast Gully Road Upwey melbourne Plaque Army Z Special Force Plaque Special Force Z ...Z Special Forceplaque, army -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaMemorabilia - Display Case - Service memorabilia of W. Cogan Allied Intellignece Bureau (Z Special unit)
... Cogan Allied Intellignece Bureau (Z Special unit)...Cogan Allied Intellignece Bureau (Z Special unit) ... -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaLabel Badges- Z Special Unit Association and 200 Flight Association
... Label Badges- Z Special Unit Association and 200 Flight Association...Australian Commando Association - Victoria The Association does not have a museum or address available to the public. melbourne Label Badges- Z Special Unit Association and 200 Flight Association ... -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaBanner- WW2 Z Special Unit Association
... Banner- WW2 Z Special Unit Association...Australian Commando Association - Victoria The Association does not have a museum or address available to the public. melbourne Banner- WW2 Z Special Unit Association ... -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaMemorabilia - Dinner Gong- M & Z Special Unit Association
... Dinner Gong- M & Z Special Unit Association ...Australian Commando Association - Victoria The Association does not have a museum or address available to the public. melbourne Memorabilia Dinner Gong- M & Z Special Unit Association ... -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaBook, Silent Feet:The History of 'Z' Special Operations, 1942-1945
... Silent Feet:The History of 'Z' Special Operations, 1942-1945 ...Australian Commando Association - Victoria The Association does not have a museum or address available to the public. melbourne WW2 Australian special oeprations Silent Feet:The History of 'Z' Special Operations, 1942-1945 Book ...non-fiction -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaBook, Secret & Special. The Untold Story of Z Special Unit in the Second World War
... The Untold Story of Z Special Unit in the Second World War...The Untold Story of Z Special Unit in the Second World War Book ... -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaBook, On Operations with Z Special Unit -WW2
... On Operations with Z Special Unit -WW2...Australian Commando Association - Victoria The Association does not have a museum or address available to the public. melbourne On Operations with Z Special Unit -WW2 Book ... -
Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511Book, G.B.COURTNEY et al, SILENT FLEET (THE HISTORY OF 'Z' SPECIAL OPERATIONS 1942 -45), 1993
... SILENT FLEET (THE HISTORY OF 'Z' SPECIAL OPERATIONS 1942 -45)...Tramways/East Melbourne RSL Sub Branch - RSL Victoria Listing id: 27511 391 Gore Street Fitzroy melbourne 940 548694092 Biography ISBN: 0 646 12903 1 SILENT FLEET (THE HISTORY OF 'Z' SPECIAL OPERATIONS 1942 -45) Book G.B.COURTNEY National Library of Australia ...940 548694092, biography, isbn: 0 646 12903 1 -
Bendigo Military MuseumMap - SILK MAPS, LAND HQ CARTOGRAPHIC COY, 1939-1945
... ...Z Special Unit...Later Colonel when retired. Last Unit - “Z” Special Unit....Later Colonel when retired. Last Unit - “Z” Special Unit. WW2 Silk maps Pacific War Z Special Unit Gilbert Kerr MacKenzie 1. & 2. ...The soldier who had these was; "Gilbert Kerr MacKenzie", N247489 (born Sydney, enlisted Marrackville) on 6 Nov 1941, Age 18 years, 9 mths. Transferred to 2nd AIF 12 Nov 1942 as number NX132907. Promoted in the field to Lieut, 4 Feb 1945. Posted to “Z” Special Unit. Discharged 14 Aug 1946. Last Rank Lieut in WW2. Later Colonel when retired. Last Unit - “Z” Special Unit.1. & 2. White silk maps, printing in black ink. Topographer information, roads and rivers shown. It aso shows place names and border lines, i.e. British North Borneo, China Sea, Dutch Borneo. It covers 109.5 to 116 degrees East and 0.5 to 116 degrees North Lat. On the maps are printed Divisional areas - 1st to 5th Division. The maps are not hemmed. Words are in English.ww2, silk maps, pacific war, z special unit, gilbert kerr mackenzie -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchMixed media - Framed copy of photograph and map, Lt. Albert Sargent
... ...z special unit...He was a member of Z Special Unit and involved in Operation RIMAU. ...He was a member of Z Special Unit and involved in Operation RIMAU. when he was captured and executed by the Japanese in Malaya on the 7th of July, 1945 during WW2. ...Lieutenant Albert Sargent VX15290 was born on the 3rd of November, 1918 at Wangaratta in Victoria. He was a member of Z Special Unit and involved in Operation RIMAU. when he was captured and executed by the Japanese in Malaya on the 7th of July, 1945 during WW2. Operation RIMAU - In September, 1944, 23 British and Australian members of Z Special Unit travelled from Australia by submarine to the outskirts of Singapore Harbour then under Japanese occupation. Their mission was to attack and destroy enemy shipping from small submersible boats using magnetic limpet mines. Official Japanese records state that the ten men of the contingent captured were beheaded at Pasir Panjang on 7 July 1945, approximately one month before World War II in the Pacific came to an end.Brown timber frame and green mount containing a copy of photograph of soldier and map showing RIMAU battles and listing RIMAU personnel.Lt Albert Sargent Operation RIMAUoperation rimau, albert sargent, z special unit, vx15290, wangaratta, ww2 -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchEssay - Tribute, "The Journey"
... ...z special force...He was a member of Z Special Unit and involved in Operation RIMAU. ...He was a member of Z Special Unit and involved in Operation RIMAU. when he was captured and executed by the Japanese in Malaya on the 7th of July, 1945 during WW2 Personal tribute to honour the family of Lieutenant Albert SARGENT of Peechelba and their sacrifice to the War effort. lieutenant albert sargent peechelba z special force pow operation rimau WW2 Photocopy of two page typed tribute to Lieutenant Albert SARGENT entitled "The Journey" "The Journey" Essay Tribute I.KING ...Lieutenant Albert Sargent VX15290 was born on the 3rd of November, 1918 at Wangaratta in Victoria. He was a member of Z Special Unit and involved in Operation RIMAU. when he was captured and executed by the Japanese in Malaya on the 7th of July, 1945 during WW2Personal tribute to honour the family of Lieutenant Albert SARGENT of Peechelba and their sacrifice to the War effort.Photocopy of two page typed tribute to Lieutenant Albert SARGENT entitled "The Journey"lieutenant albert sargent, peechelba, z special force, pow, operation rimau, ww2 -
Melbourne Tram MuseumPhotograph - Z class tram 1 - Special, 1975
... Z class tram 1 - Special...Colour print of Z class 1, showing "Special" possibly soon after completion and being tested in the Preston area. ...Photograph Z class tram 1 - Special ...Colour print of Z class 1, showing "Special" possibly soon after completion and being tested in the Preston area. Demonstrates a photo of the first Z class tram built for Melbourne.Colour print of a photograph, plain back.mmtb, tramways, tramcars, z class, tram 1 -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaUniform - Denim jacket khaki
... Commando Association WW2, "Z" Special, ACAVic...Australian Commando Association - Victoria The Association does not have a museum or address available to the public. melbourne Commando Association WW2, "Z" Special, ACAVic Uniform Denim jacket khaki ...Commando Association WW2, "Z" Special, ACAVic -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaUniform - Coat Green
... Brass with Plaited rope striker and Z Special badge...Australian Commando Association - Victoria The Association does not have a museum or address available to the public. melbourne Brass with Plaited rope striker and Z Special badge Uniform Coat Green ...Brass with Plaited rope striker and Z Special badge -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, WW2, Neil C Smith, They Came Unseen, 2010
... ...Z special...Author: Lieutenant Colonel Neil C Smith, AM” Book Z special came unseen Handwritten on title page in black ink: “Neil Smith” Hard cardboard cover, gloss paper. ...They Came Unseen - The men and women of 2 Special Unit. From back cover: Secret operations behind enemy lines in the Pacific War during World War Two were vital in winning he war against the Japanese. Author: Lieutenant Colonel Neil C Smith, AM” Hard cardboard cover, gloss paper. Yellow print on front spine & back. Green background, illustrated front cover, black / white photo of soldier with parachute. Back cover has colour photo of 2 Special Unit Association ANZAC Day March. 264 cut, plain, white pages. Illustrated black / white photos & maps. Handwritten on title page in black ink: “Neil Smith”book, z special, came unseen -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaFramed photograph, The Krait on Sydney Harbour, Photo taken in 1964
... japanese fishing boat mv krait exmouth operation jaywick singapore harbour z special berryman carse jones young....The vessel was partly restored, and motored into Sydney harbour in 1964 with former Z Special members on board, including the Jaywick operatives Berryman, Carse, Jones and Young. japanese fishing boat mv krait exmouth operation jaywick singapore harbour z special berryman carse jones young. ...Cdo Assoc Victoria presented it to Exmouth Heavy AA Assoc. This was because the Krait left Exmouth on the successful Opn Jaywick raid on Japanese occupied Singapore Harbour in 1943. Exmouth Heavy AAA has now disbanded and daughter of a foundation member donated it back to the (post-WW2) Vic Cdo Assoc in July 2012.The former Japanese fishing boat, as MV Krait left Exmouth on the successful Opn Jaywick raid on Japanese occupied Singapore harbour in 1943. The vessel was partly restored, and motored into Sydney harbour in 1964 with former Z Special members on board, including the Jaywick operatives Berryman, Carse, Jones and Young. Black wooden frame with gold-painted border. Photo has large white borders. Black and white photograph of the WW2 Krait of Operation Jaywick fame, on Sydney Harbour in 1964 with crew members and four former Jaywick operatives on board - Berryman, Carse, Jones and Young. Legend: October 1972 Presented to EXMOUTH HEAVY ANTI AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION by the VICTORIAN COMMANDO ASSOCIATION. Four original crew members standing at forward well deck 1964. L to R Moss Berryman, Horrie Young, Ted Carse & Joe Jones. Brass plate on frame: "KRAIT." On back: "Barilyn Images 59 85 4666."japanese fishing boat mv krait exmouth operation jaywick singapore harbour z special berryman carse jones young. -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaBook, Escapes and Incursions -Sabah 1942-45 by Kevin Smith
... ...Z special unit...World War II Australian commandos Australian special operations Borneo Special operations Australia Allied intelligence bureau Z special unit signed by author Escapes and Incursions -Sabah 1942-45 by Kevin Smith Book ...This book tells in close detail the stories of the perilous adventures and dreadful ordeals of 90 attempted escapes, some successful, by desperate Australian prisoners of war in Borneo 1942 - 1945. It also covers in detail a number of operations conducted by Special Operations Australia in the North Borneo region during World War II.signed by authorworld war ii, australian commandos, australian special operations, borneo, special operations australia, allied intelligence bureau, z special unit -
Greensborough Historical SocietyFolder, H. Leonard, Lieutenant Hubert Edward Carse, 1914o
... Service records of Lieutenant Hubert Edward Carse, both as officer in the R.A.N. and R.A.N.V.R; with details of his activities in the Z Special Force, which sank many Japanese ships during World War 2 using limpet mines. ...Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Service records of Lieutenant Hubert Edward Carse, both as officer in the R.A.N. and R.A.N.V.R; with details of his activities in the Z Special Force, which sank many Japanese ships during World War 2 using limpet mines. ...Service records of Lieutenant Hubert Edward Carse, both as officer in the R.A.N. and R.A.N.V.R; with details of his activities in the Z Special Force, which sank many Japanese ships during World War 2 using limpet mines. Compiled by Officer Cadet Harrison Leonard.This compilation made by Harrison Leonard; a student officer at Australian Defence Force Academy Canberra.Text and reproductions of service records in plastic folderworld war 2. malayan campaign, hubert edward carse -
Bendigo Military MuseumCard - CHRISTMAS CARDS, c, 1942
... Btn from 12.1.1942 to 1.2.1944, transfer to "Z" Special unit and serves in N.E.I and Borneo from 29.3.1945 - 17.12.1945, discharged from the AIF on 23.6.1946. ...Due to illness Mervyn would most likely have gone with his brothers into "Z" Special Unit. Items in the collection re W.P. ...The three cards are from 3 Brothers. Ernie is Ernest Stanley Webb enlisted No V325801 in the CMF with 26th M.G. Btn on 16.12.1941, discharged from the CMF on 19.12.1942 and join the AIF on 20.12.1942 No VX132668, served in Darwin with 19th M.G. Btn from 12.1.1942 to 1.2.1944, transfer to "Z" Special unit and serves in N.E.I and Borneo from 29.3.1945 - 17.12.1945, discharged from the AIF on 23.6.1946. Ron is Ronald Ormand Webb enlisted in the CMF No V26051 in the 26th M.G. Btn, discharged from the CMF on 28.6.1942 and joins the AIF No VX89115 on 29.6.1942. Served in Darwin with 19th M.G. Btn from 3.2.1942 - 23.3.1944, transfers to "Z" Special Unit and serves in Morotai and Borneo from 27.3.1945 to 17.12.1945, discharged from the AIF on 30.1.1946. Mervyn is Mervyn Herbert Webb, enlists in the CMF No V26035 on 7.11.1941 in 26th M.G. Btn, discharged from the CMF on 28.6.1942 and joins the AIF No VX134519, serves in Darwin with 19th M.G. Btn from 12.1.1942 - 24.5.1944, serves on Morotai with 16th Aust Inf Btn from 15.6.1945 - 25.12.1945, discharged from the Army on 9.1.1946. Due to illness Mervyn would most likely have gone with his brothers into "Z" Special Unit. Items in the collection re W.P. Fawcett, refer Cat No 9627. The brothers were related to Fawcett. White cream colour cards folded across to make two sheets. On cover at top is a triangle coloured red and blue. At bottom is a picture of a small hut next to a couple of palm trees (in army green) and in the middle is the unit identification "19th Australian M.G. Battalion", inside on page 3 is "Xmas 1942". Cards from different people but to same people.1. Message " To Grace, Percy and John with Kind Regards from Ernie". 2. "To Grace, Percy and John with love from Mervyn". 3. "To Carrie, Percy and John wishing you all the best from Ron".christmas cards, m. g. battalion, christmas card, fawcett 1 -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaBook - Official History of Special Operations Australia- Volume 2 Operations
... From the secret files of Z Special Unit, and the second in a set of five volumes, Volume 2 - Operations describes almost two hundred separate "Z" Operations. ...From the secret files of Z Special Unit, and the second in a set of five volumes, Volume 2 - Operations describes almost two hundred separate "Z" Operations. ...Popularly known today as Z Special Unit, or by the wartime cover names of Inter-Allied Services Department (ISD) and Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD), Special Operations Australia (SOA) was the Special Operations component of the US-led Allied Intelligence Bureau in the Pacific Theatre during the Second World War. From the secret files of Z Special Unit, and the second in a set of five volumes, Volume 2 - Operations describes almost two hundred separate "Z" Operations. Through the examination of this volume, the strategic role of the Special Operations - Australia organisation becomes apparent. Students of history will easily identify the ebb and flow of the Allied campaigns in the Pacific Theatre, with many of the operations of SOA being precursors to larger Allied offensives. Several serious blunders by SRD headquarters are also identified, one of which in particular had the capacity to compromise one of the greatest secrets of the Second World War and could have cost thousands of Allied lives...special operations australia, australian commandos, world war ii, special forces -
Rye RSL Sub BranchNewsletter, Commando Association, MV Krait, After 1966
... The newsletter has a typed story and pictures of members of M and Z Special Force. Krait took a small force on one of its missions and they sank about 38,000 tons of Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour in 1943. ...To enlighten RSL Members and the public, the history of the MV Krait and the importance of our Military History. world war two pamphlet short story mv krait motor vessel singapore singapore harbour 1943 The newsletter has a typed story and pictures of members of M and Z Special Force. Krait took a small force on one of its missions and they sank about 38,000 tons of Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour in 1943. ...One of the most important and successful attacks on merchant ships inside an enemy harbour during world war two by English and Australian Commandoes or Special Unit Forces, launched from Australia. Nil deaths by the Commandoes were recorded, and 40000 tons of enemy ships were damaged or destroyed. To enlighten RSL Members and the public, the history of the MV Krait and the importance of our Military History. The newsletter has a typed story and pictures of members of M and Z Special Force. Krait took a small force on one of its missions and they sank about 38,000 tons of Japanese shipping in Singapore Harbour in 1943. The newsletters front page has pink large writng on a white background. The word Krait and a photo of it on the Brisbane River. The newsletter is 4 pages with a photo of the men on board on page 2. Page 3 has another photo of the Krait. It is on loan from Mr.Jim Muir, world war two, pamphlet, short story, mv krait, motor vessel, singapore, singapore harbour, 1943 -
Australian Commando Association - VictoriaBook, The Official History of Special Operations Australia Vol. 3- Communications
... From the secret files of Z Special Unit, and the third in a set of five volumes, Volume 3 - Communications describes the communications links and equipment which were the lifeline for "Z" Operatives in the field. ...From the secret files of Z Special Unit, and the third in a set of five volumes, Volume 3 - Communications describes the communications links and equipment which were the lifeline for "Z" Operatives in the field. ...Popularly known today as Z Special Unit, or by the wartime cover names of Inter-Allied Services Department (ISD) and Services Reconnaissance Department (SRD), Special Operations Australia (SOA) was the Special Operations component of the US-led Allied Intelligence Bureau in the Pacific Theatre during the Second World War. From the secret files of Z Special Unit, and the third in a set of five volumes, Volume 3 - Communications describes the communications links and equipment which were the lifeline for "Z" Operatives in the field. From "Z's" early days relying on Dutch military communications stations in Melbourne and Darwin to the establishment of dedicated "Z" communications stations in Darwin, Morotai and Labuan, Vol 3 provides the only comprehensive history of these sites ever committed to paper. Radio and Special Forces enthusiasts will be agog at the appendices in this volume, which not only include copies of the actual operating instructions and technical manuals for much of the specialist SOE communications hardware used by "Z" during the war, but also the once-top secret SOE ciphers and codes used by Z parties in the field. The Official History of Special Operations Australia, Volume 3 - Communications is a unique record of one of the most important aspects of Second World War Special Operations.australian special operations, special forces, world war ii -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub BranchPhotograph - Large frame containing 4 photographs, Circa 1940s
... Photograph # 1 depicts M V Krait manned by "z" Special Unit Troops. Photo # 2 shows M V Krait who sank 38,000 tons of Japanese shipping in raids they carried out. ...Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub Branch 44 – 50 Clow Street Dandenong melbourne Photograph # 1 depicts M V Krait manned by "z" Special Unit Troops. Photo # 2 shows M V Krait who sank 38,000 tons of Japanese shipping in raids they carried out. ...Large wooden frame with 4 black and white photographs of M V Krait and crew.Photograph # 1 depicts M V Krait manned by "z" Special Unit Troops. Photo # 2 shows M V Krait who sank 38,000 tons of Japanese shipping in raids they carried out. Anchored in Hawksbury River N.S.W. Photo # 3 shows the crew of M.V. Krait blacking their skins wearing sarongs to resemble fishermen. (Note Japanese flag on rear of ship.) Photo # 4 the M V Krait en route to Singapore.
