Photographs relating to Peter Jackson's war service [PRG 1614/2/1-79] • Photograph
Capitol Theatre, Singapore.
Loose photographs from Peter Jackson's war service in the RAAF. Digital copies.
Singapore street.
View of a Singapore street with Doug Adams and Rex Green on the right.
Swimming pool, Sembawane.
View of the swimming pool under construction.
Group of Chinese.
A group of Chinese men and women manouvering a lid into position. On the back is 'Chinese woman's li..(?) Sembawane 1940'.
R.N. Base, Singapore.
'R.N. Base Singapore 1940 (photographed from our Hudson A16-48 flown by F/Lt Dickie Ditcburn as he landed at our base at Sembawane). Photo by Peter Jackson. On another copy of the image - 'Queen Elizabeth 85000 tons, after non-stop trip from Scotland to Singapore via South America to escape Germans. Our crew searched for & found her at High Sp_(?) 200 miles east of Malaya. Did first escort'.
Thatched block, Sembawane.
View of two storey thatched building at Sembawane.
Kit inspection, Sembawane.
Interior of quarters at Sembawane, showing the bed, shelves and clothing. On back - 'Kit inspection. Thatched block, Sembawane, 1940'.
Stockley and Jackson on river.
'Les Stockley, Peter Jackson on river between Kota Bharu aerodrome and coast, 1940'.
Peter Jackson in working dress.
Peter Jackson in 'working dress' while the 8 Squadron "C" Flight was based at Sembawane.
Bound for ... 1 Squadron & 8 Squadron.
'Bound for 1 Squadron & 8 Squadron on board Mis Boislvain 16,000 ton Dutch Liner built in 1937, October 1940. Back - 2. Sam Wills, 4. Peter Jackson, 5. Rex Green, 6. Jack Walsh, 7. Alf Butler, 9. Jack Firth, rest unknown. Front - 1. Eddie Edmondson, 2. Doug Scott, 3. unknown, 4. Doug Adams. Missing from photo - Peter Badlow, Jock Wiley, Noel Thompson, Lee Stockley, Murray Childs, Basil Hanson, Kenny Kingston'.
Naval Base, Singapore.
'Naval Base, Singapore taken from 16.48 8 Squadron "C" flight, December 1940'.
Xmas party, Singapore.
Group of men in uniform with a woman in evening dress. Identified on back as 'Xmas Party 1940 Dec. Raffles Hotel(?) Singapore whilst stationed at Sembawane with 8 Squadron on Mk1 Hudsons. L to R - Rex Green, Doug Adams, Doug Scott, Carmaine Caple, Les Stockley, Peter Jackson'.
'Char Hut' at Kota Bahru.
The 'Char Hut' at the aerodrome at Kota Bahru - the '"C" flight service line'. An additional note reads 'Foot Scray 3007 miles?'.
Sleeping quarters at Kota Bahru.
Traditional style building used as sleeping quarters for 8 Squadron at Kota Bahru.
Canoeing on the river.
View looking down on a man 'in our canoe on the river / Kota Bharu / Peter Jackson'.
'250 pounders' at Kota Bahru.
Peter Jackson with '250 pounders G.P. "C" Flight 8 Squadron Kota Bahru'.
Kota Bahru township.
Three servicemen in Kota Bahru township with one [1.] identified at Bobby Linke.
Corporal 'Robbie' Robinson at Kota Bahru.
Cpl 'Robbie' Robinson ("C" Flight, 8 Squadron) posing in a towel at Kota Bahru.
Les Stockley on beach at Kota Bahru.
Les Stockley on the beach at Kota Bahru, with a figure made of sand and the words 'Comforts Fund' etched into the sand.
Plane at Kota Bahru.
'"C" Flight aircraft A16-48 KN , 8 Squadron at Kota Bahru, Malaya.
Boat park at Kota Bahru.
8 Squadron 'boat park' at Kota Bahru.
Remains of aircraft A16-49.
'Oleo leg & tyre. Remains of A16-49 [which] disappeared with F/Lt Peter Barnes & crew 15/2/41 off coast south of Kota Bahru'. According to a researcher, an oleo leg is part of the Hudson bomber undercarriage.
Sergeants' quarters at Kota Bahru.
'Kota Bahru 12/3/41. Sgts quarters right. Sgts mess left'.
Target practice at Kota Bahru.
'February 1941. Target practice at Khota Bharu. Sgt P. Jackson with Colt .45'.
Serviceman.
Serviceman, probably Peter Jackson, probably at Parkes.
'Detention" at Parkes.
Six men with wheel barrows and spade. On the back - '"Detention" Parkes 1941. L_R Jim Hunter, John Beaumon, Bobby Woods (KIA), Kenny Kingston (POW), Peter Jackson, Les Stockley.
Wylie and Kingston at Parkes.
Two servicemen, Jack Wylie and Kenny Kingston, seated on the step of a weatherboard hut at Parkes.
Serviceman at Parkes.
A group of servicemen outside the Sergeants' Mess at Parkes. L to R - F/S Les Stockley, F/S Peter Jackson, Sgt Jim Hunter, Sgt Ken Kingston (rear), Sgt John Bowman, Sgt Bob Woods.
B-25s on patrol.
Three B-25s pictured in the air. Peter Jackson's plane (A47-41) in middle, Bill Baker in the A47-35. A researcher, referencing 'ADF-Serials' believes that this photograph was taken in 1945 not 1941.
Boom maintenance ship, Darwin.
The 'boom maintenance ship R.A.N. in Darwin Harbour' photographed from another vessel.