Sir Frederick Gallagher Galleghan papers, 1917-1972

MLMSS 2474

fonds

1917-1972

Textual Records, Graphic Materials

918085

Microfilm : CY 2412 (Diaries, Items 1 - 4)

10 volumes, 3 boxes and 1 folder of textual material

Brigadier Sir Frederick Gallagher served in both world wars, as Commander of the 2/30th Battalion, A.I.F. in World War II, Deputy Commander of the Allied Prisoners of War, Malaya, 1942-1945 and Commander of Changi, Prison Camp, 1943-1945

Series 01: Certificates etc., 1917-1970
FOLDER 1
Item 1
a. Certificates of award and honour, 1917-1970

Item 2
b. Illuminated address presented by members of the 2/30 A.I.F. Comfort Fund, 18 October 1945

Series 02: Diaries, 1941-1943
BOX 2
Item 1
a. Notes for war diary, 6 December 1941-18 February 1942 by Lance Corporal A. W. Penfold

Item 2
b. 2/3C Bn A.I.F. war diary, 1 January-15 February 1942

Item 3
c. Narrative of experiences, 12-31 January 1942

Item 4
d. Personal diary, 16 August 1942-31 December 1943 written for his wife

Series 03: Correspondence, 1937-1972
BOX 3
a. Scrapbook of letters and newspaper cuttings, 1937-1943 kept by his wife

VOLUME 4
b. Regarding prisoner of war camps in Malaya and Changi, Singapore, 1941-1945

VOLUME 5
c. Regarding Yoisuki Mission, 1946 and Australian Military Mission, Berlin, 1947-1949

VOLUMES 6-8
d. 1951-1972

VOLUME 9
e. Regarding Lionel G. Wigmore's History of war in Malaya, 1953-1955

Series 04: Unit personnel and recommendations for decorations, 1941-1945
VOLUME 10

Series 05: Speeches, articles, notes etc., 1942-1964
VOLUME 11

Series 06: Miscellanea, 1940-1971
VOLUME 12
a. Addresses, notices, poems etc. by various people, 1941-1971

VOLUME 13
b. Newspaper cuttings, 1940-1971

BOX 14
Items 1-3
c. Soldier's pay books (3) of F. G. Galleghan, 1940-1946

Items 4-21
d. Printed material including copy of Galleghan's Greyhounds, 1949-1970

Item 22
e. Folder with rough sketch map

Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (8-581C) as part of the eRecords Project, 2010-2011

This collection includes pictorial material at Pic.Acc.2733