National Archives
The National Archives in Kew acquired a copy of the Sir Lindsay Ride papers from the Australian War Memorial. These can be accessed online at National Archives (labeled WO 343). The two versions have been vetted by their respective national censorship authorities, so researchers will find that some documents retained by censors in the AWM version are nevertheless available in the NA version, and vice versa.
The NA version consists of 232 microfiches; Fiche 1 shows an overview of the contents.
To search the archives, please use the link below to their website.
Part of the donation letter of Sir Lindsay Ride’s personal papers to the National Archives.
Letter Content:
“BAAG was a military escape and evasion organization in China 1942-45. Working first from Kukong and after August 1943 from Kweilin, it set up a special operations and intelligence network to the prison camps of Hong Kong, and as a part of M.I. 9 it reported to DMI, GHQ in New Delhi. It also organized famine relief and medical aid in China. The Kweilin HQ was evacuated before the Japanese advanced in 1944 and operations were organized in Kunming. After the Japanese surrender BAAG moved to Hong Kong where it was disbanded 31.12.1945.”