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Page 6 Maps of Java, US submarine and George Milson's prisoner of war badge and record
Five items.
#1 part of a map of Java annotated with airfields.
#2 US submarine Sturgeon
#3George's POW badge.
#4 part map of Java with annotations.
#5 George's POW record.
#1 part of a map of Java annotated with airfields.
#2 US submarine Sturgeon
#3George's POW badge.
#4 part map of Java with annotations.
#5 George's POW record.
Flight Lieutenant George William Milson DFC - Prisoner of War Camps Far East
A brief biography of George's time as a prisoner of war (March 1942-September 1943)
84 Squadron RAF 1917-1997
A brief history of 84 Squadron. It includes a list of commanding officers and the squadron crest.
84 Squadron Nominal Roll 1 July 1943
A list of men from the squadron with service number, next of kin and last known location.
84 Squadron - Crews and their order of flight from Middle East to Far East
A list of 22 aircraft, crews and passengers that crossed from Egypt to Indonesia.
84 Squadron
A nominal roll of 84 squadron personnel, Eight narratives covering the period between 15/2/42 to 5/4/42 and life in various prisoner of war camps.
Chart of Zeegat van Tjilatjap
A chart of the area around Tjilatjap, Java, Indonesia. Highlighted in red, and annotated, is the beach where George spent a month awaiting escape but he was captured from there.
Chart of Zeegat van Tjilatjap
A section of the tidal area round the port of Tjilatjap, Indonesia. It is annotated 'Passage of motor boat towing 2 lifeboats from Tjilatjap to Scorpion cove' and the route is added to the chart.
George Milson's memoir
George Milson joined the RAF in September 1939. After receiving his wings, he was posted to No. 18 Squadron, flying night operations to Dunkirk, Duisburg, Wilhelmshaven, and later carrying out low level shipping sweeps and “Circus” operations over…
Narrative of Personal Experiences of war in the Far East
Memoir by Flight Lieutenant RD Millar DFC RNZAF
List of 84 Squadron personnel who left Tjilatjap harbour
An alphabetical list of the airmen who tried to escape. The 11 men who escaped on the lifeboat are marked with a cross.
Liberation questionnaire
A form completed by George on his release from prisoner of war camp.
Narrative of a journey from Java by 84 Squadron personnel
The article starts with the airfield being over run by Japanese. The men then located two lifeboats and enough stores to sail to Australia.
A second copy has an extra page.
A second copy has an extra page.
Letter from George Milson to Peter Haynes
George explains what happened after they were left behind at Tjilatjap, Indonesia. He was eventually captured by the Japanese.
1000 miles with a school map
A newspaper cutting with the story of how a group of airmen escaped from Java after the Japanese invasion.
The track of 'the Scorpion'
Charts relating to the track of 'The Scorpion'.
The Log of the "Scorpion"
Details of the escape of 12 Australian aircrew from Indonesia.
1000 miles with a school map
The story of how a group of airmen escaped the Japanese on small boats, eventually being rescued by a Catalina.
Casualties 1.9.44
A list of airmen missing or killed. The list identifies most of the airmen by service number and name with a brief explanation of his fate. The second and third sheets give addresses of some of the airmen,
No 84 squadron nominal roll
It lists all the squadron members and where they were February-March 1942.