Henry Gordon Bennett - papers, 1909-1962

MLMSS 807

fonds

1909 - 1962

Textual Records, Cartographic Materials

66125

Partially Microfilmed : CY 3894, frames 1-215 (Papers, vol. 2 : Correspondence, 1924-1941, MLMSS 807/2); CY 3891, frames 1-297 (Papers, vol. 3 : Correspondence, 1942-1943, MLMSS 807/3); CY 3193, frames 1-242 (Correspondence, 1944-1953, MLMSS 807/4); CY 3895, frames 1-190 (Papers, vol. 5 : Correspondence, 1954-1961, MLMSS 807/5); CY 3907, frames 1-254 (Articles, 1935-1944, MLMSS 807/6); CY 4544, frames 1-604 (Papers re Malayan campaign, 1941-1943, MLMSS 807/10); CY 4545, frames 1-753 (Colonel Tsuji- Singapore, 1959, MLMSS 807/11)

7 volumes, 7 boxes of textual material - typescript, manuscript

Lieutenant General Henry Gordon Bennett, 1887-1962, soldier, actuary and orchardist, served in the A.I.F. as commander of the 6th Battalion, 1914-1915 in the Dardenelles, and as G.O.C. of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, 1916 in France. In 1941-1942 he commanded the 8th Division in Malaya, and in 1942-1944 G.O.C. of the 3rd Australian Army Corps in Western Australia. In peace time, he served in the C.M.F. and the Voluntary Defence Corps

This collection consists of 9 record series, and a separately catalogued map collection. You may navigate to a more detailed description of each series
1. Personal papers including certificates, 1909-1961
2. Correspondence, 1924-1961
3. Articles etc. with notes, 1935-1960
4. Reports, memoranda, narratives, of the Crete and Malayan campaigns 1941-1959
5. Radio news commentaries, 1944-1945
6. Royal Commission of Inquiry, 1945
7. Memoirs
8. Newspaper cuttings, 1930-1962
9. Printed material, 1940-1950

Maps
Maps from this collection are catalogued separately at M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 807/Maps 1-21(2) and M Ser 4 000/1 MLMSS 807/Map 22.

This collection includes pictorial material at Pic.Acc.2910.
Fly whisk and flag at R 626-627