9781877058073 - new guinea engineer: the memoirs of les bell, mbe: the memoirs of les bell mbe, silent key -- vk4lz von shadbolt, gillian heming; bell, les (2 Ergebnisse)
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Paperback. Zustand: Good. 240 pages. Cover worn, bumped, World War II Royal Australian Air Force Flying Officer Les Bell, MBE recounts startling tales of settlement in Northern Queensland, the equatorial coconut an d gold empires of German and Australian New Guinea, and the country's island arc hipelagos. In 1914 Les, aged 10, w…on his first Scout badge for collecting sugar bags for use in WW1 but he valued most his introduction to Morse Code. As a radi o amateur (ham) Les maintained contact with operators around the world. He won h am contest certificates, among others, from Stampede City, China, Japan and the Napier Women Operators Club in New Zealand. The American Radio Relay League Inc. honoured him with their highest A1 Operator Certificate. He served in radar uni ts in the Pacific war and won his MBE at the Battle of New Britain. In the war L es had killed Japanese but, in the peace that followed, he and his canny wife Be rtha booked a tour of Japan and stayed 18 weeks. In 1945 Les returned to Kavieng and cleared away daisycutter bombs among the detritus of war. Retiring to Whits unday Passage Les found himself among settlers of the now burgeoning tourist sun -mecca of Airlie Beach. As the new Scout District Commissioner, he officiated in welcomes to the then Queensland Head Scout Governor Henry Abel Smith, and Lady May. Les died -- on 11 December 2000 -- just before his 96th birthday.
Verlag: Rosenberg Publishing, Sydney, 2002
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Trade Paperback. Zustand: As New. 1st Edition. A Fine copy. As new condition. Illustrated with Black and White Photographs. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 271 pages.
