Territory Stories

2/8 Battalion

Details:

Title

2/8 Battalion,

Other title

Jack Norris, R.F. Wiltshire, P.K. Hill, D.G. Browne, G. Peck and T. W. Whatman,

Name

R.F. Wiltshire, P.K. Hill, D. G. Browne, G. Peck, T.W. Whatman, Jack Norris,

Also known as

Norris, Jack Duxbury, Whatman, Terence William, Wiltshire, Robert Frederick, Hill, Percival Keith, Browne, Donald Gillies, Peck, George,

Collection

WWII Darwin Commemorative Quilt, HistoryNT, Second World War, 1939-1945, The Darwin Commemorative Wall Quilt,

Date

1992,

Service

Australian Army,

Rank

Sergeant - Jack Norris, Lieutenant - R.F. Wiltshire, Private - P.K. Hill, Sergeant - D. G. Browne, Private - G. Peck, Lance Corporal - T.W. Whatman,

Service number

VX6866 - Jack Norris, VX6533 - R.F. Wiltshire, VX69714 - P.K. Hill, VX6549 - D. G. Browne, VX40530 - G. Peck, VX6576 - T.W. Whatman,

Description

"[T. W. Whatman] VX6576. 2/8 [Inf. Bn] Jack Norris 2/8 AI[B] VX 6866. [V]X6533 R.F. Wiltshire 2/8th Aust. Inf. Bn VX 69714 2/8 Bn. P.K. Hill. VX 6549 2/8 Bn D.G. Browne. VX 40530 2/8 Bn. G. Peck".,

Abstract

[T. W. Whatman] VX6576. 2/8 [Infantry Battalion]. Jack Norris 2/8 Australian Infantry Battalion. VX 6866. [V]X6533 R.F. Wiltshire 2/8th Aust. Inf. Bn. VX 69714 2/8 Bn. P.K. Hill. VX 6549 2/8 Bn D.G. Browne. VX 40530 2/8 Bn. G. Peck,

Notes

The quilt was assembled between 1992 and 1994. It was first put on display at the Northern Territory Library in 1995., Quilt section G-H 4, Date of Birth: 1916-05-02 - Jack Norris, 1916-04-28 - R.F. Wiltshire, 1920-05-30 - P.K. Hill, 1915-10-21 - D.G. Browne, 1920-01-28 - G. Peck, 1918-01-17 - T. W. Whatman,

Language

English,

Subject

Quilt, Commemorative, Second World War, 1939 - 1945, Northern Territory,

Series

The Darwin Commemorative Wall Quilt,

Digital format

Cropped 357w X 452h Size 33k,

File type

image/jpeg,

Use

Attribution International 4.0 (CC BY 4.0),

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/,

Related links

https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=475946&c=WW2 [Nominal roll record for P. K. Hill], https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=422046&c=WW2 [Nominal roll record for Jack Norris], https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=421740&c=WW2 [Nominal roll record for D. G. Browne], https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=450652&c=WW2 [Nominal roll record for G. Peck], https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=421767&c=WW2 [Nominal roll record for T. W. Whatman], https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=421724&c=WW2 [Nominal roll record for R. F. Wiltshire], https://hdl.handle.net/10070/848047 [WWII Military Unit: 2/8 Australian Infantry Battalion],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/74363,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/74363

Related items

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/335455,