| Places | |
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| Accession Number | AWM2016.52.5 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Atkinson, Charles William De Little, Alan Giblin Watt, John Norman 'Jack' |
| Place made | Singapore: Changi |
| Date made | 1942-1943 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Atkinson, Charles William (Major, b.1914 - d.1942)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of WX11029 Major Charles William Atkinson, Chief auditor AIF Malaya, prisoner of War Selarang Barracks Changi Singapore, 1942-1943. Collection consits of one combination typed and handwritten document that details the diary of Major Atkinson, and is then continued after his death by Alan de Little, a Sgt. Powell and John Norman 'Jack' Watt, also of the Pay Corps. The typed diary and subsequent handwritten entries detail a number of personal and official matters, including the functioning of the Audit Section at the camp, the death of Major Atkinson, conditions and activities in the camp, rations and details of air raids.