Hello James and other interested Listers My Dad was a Lance Corporal in the R.A.A.F and was stationed at Milne Bay during his Tour of Duty during World War II. He also served at Rabaul, Lae and Moresby itself. Some time was spent in the Solomons. He was an Aircraft Maintenance man, a painter, and I think the closest that crew got to the war was when they used the pits (toilets or whatever you choose to call them). The Japanese fighter pilots used to strafe the "pits" every morning and Dad carried shrapnel and scars from these attacks, until his death in 1990. The last piece of shrapnel 'emerged' from his forearm when I was a young woman. It was about two and a half centimeters long - an inch for we oldies! His name was Walter COURTNEY and - yes - I do know his service number. I have his war medals and quite a few faded photographs of him and his mates at Milne Bay. Some of his "pay books" are also here. How can I help the museum Jim? There isn't anything I would give away, but maybe some copies of photos might help? Maybe a copy of a couple of pages of the pay books? Let me know please. Bev Kerlin