Skip to content

Papers of General Sir John Wilton
MSS 231

Collection Title

Papers of General Sir John Wilton

Collection Identifier

MSS 231

Inclusive date(s)

1937 to 1985

Extent and Medium

4 boxes + 7 oversize +3 AV boxes

Category

Military

Subject: Person(s)

Subject: Organisation(s)

Collection Description

This collection includes photograph albums, diaries, correspondence, notes, financial papers, regarding the Second World War, the Korean War, SEATO, the Australian Defence Force Academy, military planning and strategy, an Aboriginal Treaty, and other matters.

Administrative / Biographical history

Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wilton_(general) retrieved 1 May 2019

Access Restrictions

Other

Access: Open Access

This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed below. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.

Copying: No copying is permitted without the permission of the copyright owners

Existence and Location of Orginals

Special Collections, UNSW Canberra

Related and Separated Materials

Related Material

The diary of General Sir John Wilton has been transcribed by his son and is available at http://www.raga.com/generalsirjohnwilton/ retrieved 1 May 2019.

Also available from the same site are: Wilton's obituary by Robert O'Neill, The Age, Melbourne (11 May 1981); a letter from Wilton to Returned Services League president regarding Aboriginal rights (15 May 1980); and a 'Tiger Story' by Lt-Col F.E. (Freddie) Elliot (1892-1971).

Disclaimer

This collection contains a variety of copyright material. Copyright is held by the creator of each item. Specific conditions for this collection are listed above. If no conditions are stipulated then the standard terms of the Copyright Act apply for published and unpublished items. Digitised material from manuscript collections is provided to clients by UNSW Canberra in good faith for private study and research only, and may not be published or re-purposed without the express and written permission of the individual legal holder of that copyright. Refer also to the UNSW copyright, disclaimer and takedown policy.

Loading...

Items in Collection

Loading...