Personnel Archives

One of the significant activities of the Australian Intelligence Corps Association, in support of the Museum, is to honour the most important asset of the Corps, its people. The Association Committee is managing ongoing work to record every former member of the Corps in a computer database. There has been substantial progress on this project, over 7000 database files have been created to include photographs and personal information organised alphabetically and by unit. The material collated in this database is gathered from sources open to the public. The database does not contain classified information, nor does it cover personnel who are currently serving. An example of the collated data is below.

• Due to its size and complexity the Committee has decided that this database will not be published on this website. Visitors to the Museum may view the database. Copies of any file can be made to members and their immediate families only.
• Further enquiries should be made to the Australian Intelligence Corps Association Secretary.

Example - Arthur Wilberforce JOSE

Born 4.9.1863, Bristol, UK. Son of Wilbeforce Jose of Clifton (a Governor of University College, and Chairman of the Technical Education Board, Bristol, UK). Educated at Clifton College and Balliol College, Oxford. His health failed at Oxford and he was sent to recuperate in Australian, arriving in 1882. Initially he took employment as a private tutor to a family in Hobart before becoming Assistant Master at All Saints College, Bathurst for nine years. The Headmaster at All Saints at this time was the father of CEW Bean, who was later to be the official historian of Australian involvement in WW 1. Jose was a notable figure in Australian literary history with a strong association with Angus & Robertson publishers for whom the did editorial work on a freelance and part time basis. He published a collection of musical verses entitled 'Sun and Cloud on River and Sea' in 1888 under the name of 'Ishmael Dare'.

In 1893 he was appointed Acting Professor of Modern Literature at Sydney University. Organising Secretary of the University Extension Board 1893 to 1899. His 'History of Australia' appeared in September 1899, selling over 60,000 copies and reaching its tenth edition in 1924. Served as a war correspondent in the Boer War, departed 1899. From London, UK he published 'The Growth of the Empire' in 1901. Next year he was appointed Professor of English and History at the M.A.D. College, Aligarh, India before returning to England in 1903 to publish 'Two Awheel and Some Others Afoot in Australia'. Also in 1903 he was appointed the Australian correspondent to 'The Times' a respected London newspaper, a position he held until 1915.

LT (Provisional) Aust Int Corps (NSW) 1.7.1909, retired 15.5.1911 as HON CAPT. Resigning his position with 'The Times' in 1915, he was attached to the Int Branch of the RAN as CAPT (Army) until 1920.

Photo shows Jose in WW1, attached to the RAN Int Branch (Angus&Roberston photo).

After WW1 he accepted the position as Editor for the pioneering work 'Australian Encyclopedia' which appeared in 1925-1926. Jose was selected by CEW Bean to write the volume of the Official History of Australian in the War of 1914-1918 concerning the Royal Australian Navy which he finished in 1926. He also edited at least the volume written by Gullett on the Light Horse campaign in the Middle East. His next work was 'Builders of and Pioneers of Australia' (1928) published whilst he was travelling through Europe 1927-1932, reviewing for 'The Times Literary Supplement' and other publications. Published 'Australian Human and Economic' (1932), before returning to Australia in 1933. Here he published a volume of essays and reminiscences 'The Romantic Nineties' (1933). Honorary Fellow of the Royal Australian Historical Society.

Arthur Wilberforce Jose died at Brisbane on 22.1.1942.

Sources:

Barker, A. (1993). George Robertson A Publishing Life in Letters. Angus&Roberston: Sydney.
Coulthard-Clark, CD. (1975). The Citizen General Staff The Australian Intelligence Corps 1907-1914. Military Historical Society of Australia: Canberra.

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LG Wilson 25 Aug 2000


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