James Phillip O’Brien diaries
Collection
Autobiography and unpublished manuscript titled 'The great survivors and peace 1891-1990' which also includes photocopies of family photographs; rejection letters from publishers; letters of support from friends and union officials; O'Brien's grandparents' marriage certificate and his father's death notice.
In February 1943 the Battalion was recalled to Australia, where they received jungle training in northern Queensland before embarking for Milne Bay in Papua New Guinea. After landing north west of Lae they fought their way ashore near Finschhafen against Japanese forces and took part in the Huon Peninsula campaign. O'Brien later served in Moratai, Borneo and Mindano Island before returning to Australia at the end of the war. In July 1946 Phil O'Brien married Joyce Edna Blumel.
In copyright.