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Royal, Morris S (Sergeant, Aust Army Pay Corps and POW, Burma and Thailand)
Private Record
Maker: Royal, Morris S
DIARIES COVERING JOURNEY TO MIDDLE EAST, FALL OF SINGAPORE INCARCERATION IN POW CAMP, HOSPITALIZATION FOR BERI-BERI. FINALLY NOTES MOVEMENTS INJECTIONS AND SOME DETAILS. ALSO RETURN TO AUSTRALIA. 5 PO...3DRL/6158
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Ryosuke Terada (Japanese soldier) IN BURMA
Private Record
Letter in Japanese from the mother of Ryosuke Terada, an Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) soldier serving in Burma, to military authorities in Japan, seeking information about his whereabouts and fate, an...PR00834
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Sabotage, Tavoy
Art
Maker: Korsch, John Donald
Burnt and wrecked buildings in the business centre of the town. In many cases only the walls remained of the brick and concrete buildings when the Japanese Forces captured the town. It is thought the ...ART28535.013
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Scott, James Henry 'Jim' (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Various
Collection relating to VX37236 James Henry 'Jim' Scott, 2/40 Battalion, 1940-1964. The collection primarily documents his experience as a Japanese Prisoner of War in South East Asia and Japan. It cont...PR04023
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Sellers, Charles Thompson (Staff Sergeant, b.1905 - d.1945)
Private Record
Maker: Rivett, Rohan Deakin
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX16391 Staff Sergeant Charles Thompson 'Charlie' Sellers, 2/6 Field Company, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, 1945. Wallet 1 of 1 –...PR06187
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Serong, Francis Phillip, DSO OBE (Colonel b.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Serong, Francis Phillip
Collection relating to the military service of Colonel Francis Phillip Serong DSO OBE, Strategic Adviser to Burmese Defence Forces, Australian Army, Burma, 1961-1962. Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection conta...PR00639
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Sharkey, James Anthony (Warrant Officer, b.1920 - d.1995)
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia Sharkey, James Anthony Sharkey, Michael
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 413034 Warrant Officer James Anthony Sharkey, 17 Squadron (Royal Air Force), Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, Egypt, Rhodesia, England and ...PR05857
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Shrimpton, John Anthony (Private, b.1913 - d.1975)
Private Record
Maker: Shrimpton, John Anthony
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX53590 Private John Anthony Shrimpton, 2/4 Australian Infantry Battalion, Thailand, 1945. Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection consists of one six-page l...PR06362
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Skinner, Bob (Able Seaman)
Private Record
Maker: Skinner, Robert Arthur
Photocopy of typed transcript of an original personal diary of Able Seaman Bob Skinner, copied post-war from scraps of paper on which he recorded his experiences and observations serving with the Roya...PR00908
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Slater, John Colin (Sergeant, b.1913 - d.1992)
Private Record
Maker: Slater, Anne Slater, John Colin
Collection relating to 7950 Sergeant John Slater, Armoured Car Company, Federated Malay States Volunteer Force, 1942-1949. It comprises correspondence written by Slater to his wife Anne, 1942-1945, in...PR03294
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Smith, Charles James (Private, b.1915 - d.1943)
Private Record
Maker: Smith, Charles James
Collection relating to NX2573 Private (Pte) Charles James Smith who served with 2/30 Infantry Battalion, HQ Company, Transport Platoon, before the fall of Singapore in 1942 when he became a prisoner o...PR01984
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159 Squadron RAF.
Private Record
Papers describing movements of `C Flight' 159 Squadron, involved with special duties such as intelligence gathering. Includes account of final flight of Liberator BZ938 over Burma in January 1945, dis...PR00679
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Stowe, Roy Ashkam (Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Stowe, Roy Ashkam Various
Transcript of a letter written by Sergeant Roy Askham Stowe who served with the 19th Battalion during the First World War. The letter was written on 20 April 1918 while he was recovering from a foot ...PR03082
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Study for On the Thailand Railway
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
Sketch for Australian Prisoners of War on the Thailand-Burma Railway.ART29539
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Study for On the Thailand Railway
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
Sketch for Australian Prisoners of War on the Thailand-Burma Railway.ART29538
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Sutherland, James McDonald (Private, b.1917 - d.?)
Private Record
Maker: Sutherland, James McDonald
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX10338 Private James McDonald Sutherland, 2/3 Motor Ambulance Convoy, Australia, Thailand, Burma, Malaya, Singapore, 1941-1950. This diary was ...AWM2017.113.1
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Tamarkan Bridge, Burma
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
Allied prisoners of war (POWs) engaged in bridge building at Tamarkan, fifty five kilometres north of Nong Pladuk (also known as Non Pladuk) and five kilometres south of Kanchanaburi (Kanburi). The sc...ART22928
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Tavoy school
Art
Maker: Korsch, John Donald
An imposing concrete building, formerly the main school of the area which was taken over by the Japanese Army and used as the main prisoner of war camp in the area, to house Australian and Allied pris...ART28535.014
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The Fight for Freedom Exhibition is Coming
Art
Maker: Unknown
Little is known about this all-text Second World War poster. It aims to promote an exhibition called "Fight for Freedom" and judging by the nature of the items in the exhibition as described on the po...ARTV02311.002
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The "Fight for Freedom" Exhibition is Coming
Art
Maker: Unknown
Little is known about this all-text Second World War poster. It aims to promote an exhibition called "Fight for Freedom" and judging by the nature of the items in the exhibition as described on the po...ARTV02311.001
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (406423) Flying Officer Colin Levings, No. 512 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Second World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2018.1.1.109
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (419070) Flying Officer Neil William Neelands, No. 194 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Second World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2017.1.289
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of NX13263 Gunner Douglas Bruce Killen, 2/15th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, First World War
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...PAFU2015/400.01
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (NX37472) Gunner William John Williamson, 2/15th Field Regiment, Second World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2018.1.1.159
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (NX32289) Private Leslie Albert Ewin, 2/10 Ordnance Workshop, Australian Corps of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Second World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2019.1.1.128
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (NX51043) Private William Olaf Gaffney, 8 Division Australian Army Service Corps, Second World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2019.1.1.130
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (408855) Pilot Officer James Maxwell Levey, No. 45 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Second World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2016.2.302
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (QX10825) Private Archibald Robert Hoffman, 2 Company, Australian Army Service Corps, Second Australian Imperial Force. Second World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2021.1.1.126
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (QX10898) Private Robin James Gilchrist, 2/26th Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Second World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2021.1.1.190
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (QX17505) Sergeant Keith Thornton Horsley, 2/26th Australian Infantry Battalion, Second World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2020.1.1.353
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (SX10657) Private William Edwin Dobbins, 8th Divisional Ammunition Sub Park, Australian Army Service Corps, Second World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2016.2.82
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (VX19013) Acting Sergeant Donald John Hamley, 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion, Second World War
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...PAFU2014/416.01
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (437031) Warrant Officer Allan Oliver Walkington, No. 194 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Second World War.
Film
Maker: Australian War Memorial
The Last Post Ceremony is presented in the Commemorative area of the Australian War Memorial each day. The ceremony commemorates more than 102,000 Australians who have given their lives in war and oth...AWM2017.1.102
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Thomas, Archibald William David (Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Thomas, Archibald William David
Collection relating to 6141083 Sergeant Archibald Thomas, 2 Battalion, East Surrey Regiment, British Army c1945-1957. Included is a typed memoir written by Thomas after the war documenting his capture...PR03035
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Thompson, Henry Charles (Private, b.1916 - d.1981)
Private Record
Maker: Thompson, Henry Charles
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX23202 Private Henry Charles Thompson, 2/26th Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Malaya, 1942. Wallet 1 of 1 contains a diary written...PR84/064
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Thorpe, Harry MBE (b.1915 - d.1945)
Private Record
Maker: Thorpe, Harry
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Canon Harry Thorpe MBE, 8th Division and POW Burma/Thailand. Collection consists of a Valentine's card and Christmas cards, and letters of thank...3DRL/7782
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Thwaites, Thomas 'Tommy' Frederick (Private, b.1920 - d. 2009)
Manuscript
Maker: Thwaites, Thomas Frederick
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX66013 Private Thomas 'Tommy' Frederick Thwaites, 2/10 Australian Ordinance Workshop. Collection consists of a typed memoir titled "Bloody Hell...MSS1718
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Trigwell, Ernest Walter Mervyn (Flying Officer, 27 Sqn, RAF b.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Trigwell, Ernest Walter Mervyn
REMINISCENCES OF HIS RAF AND POW EXPERIENCES, WRITTEN BY TRIGWELL IN 1983 IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST (ALSO INCLUDED). HE MENTIONS FLYING OPERATIONS, CASUALTIES, SQUADRON PETS AND HIS POW EXPERIENCES IN ...PR87/203
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Tsuji, Masanobu (Colonel, Staff Officer, Japanese 33rd Army)
Manuscript
Maker: Tsuji, Masanobu
MANUSCRIPT TITLED "FIFTEEN TO ONE : DESPERATE FIGHTS IN BURMA" DESCRIBING ALLIED ATTACKS AND JAPANESE RETREATS ALONG THE SITTANG, IRRAWADDY AND SALWEEN RIVERSMSS0687
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Valley of the Khwae Noi River
Art
Maker: Abbott, Harold
Depicts a scenic view of the Khwan Moi River in Burma.ART22929
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Warrant Officer Francis Gould
Art
Maker: Dargie, William
Portrait of A414671 Warrant Francis Harrison Gould, pilot, No 134 Squadron Royal Air Force, shown carrying his parachute and oxygen mask out to his plane, Ratnap, India.ART23156
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Warry, Richard Roy (Private, b.1913 - d.1997)
Private Record
Maker: Warry, Richard Roy
Improvised notebook (and typed transcript) kept by Richard Roy Warry while a Japanese prisoner of war. Collection items include a transcript of a report prepared at the request of the Imperial Japane...PR01012
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Webb, William P (Private, 3 Motor Transport Coy, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Webb, William Purnell
WEBB'S MEMOIR OF HIS WWII EXPERIENCES WITH 3 MOTOR TRANSPORT COY IN MALAYA UNTIL THEY SURRENDERED TO THE JAPANESE. THE MEMOIR THEN TELLS OF HIS TIME AS A POW IN THE NEI, BURMA AND JAPANPR87/183
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Webster, Alexander John (Sapper, b. 1905 – d.1979)
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia Various Webster, Alexander John Webster, Peter
Collection relating to the Second World War service and prisoner of war experience of NX24108 Sapper Alexander John Webster, 2/6 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, Second Australian Infantry B...PR05884
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WHERE WHEELED TRANSPORT IN THE RUGGED MOUNTAINS IS IMPOSSIBLE MULES ARE USED. THESE MULES ARE ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown British Official Photographer
WHERE WHEELED TRANSPORT IN THE RUGGED MOUNTAINS IS IMPOSSIBLE MULES ARE USED. THESE MULES ARE CARRYING A FIELD RADIO UNIT. BURMA.009311
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White, George Harold (Corporal, b.1914 - d.1981)
Private Record
Maker: Various White, George Harold
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX27159 Corporal George H White, 2/30th Battalion. The collection comprises letters, telegrams and postcards exchanged between White and family...PR04003
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Wild, Norman Frank (Corporal, b.1903 - d.1944)
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia Jacobs, James 'Jim' William Various Wiedersehn, H H Wild, Norman Frank
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX54905 Corporal Norman Frank Wild, HQ AIF Malaya, 1940-1945. Collection consists of one notice of application of enlistment, one letter from Wil...AWM2016.25.1
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Wilson, George E (Lance Corporal, 2/2nd Aust Mt Res Coy, AASC and POW, Burma/Thailand)
Private Record
Maker: Wilson, George Ellard
LETTERS RE WILSON'S LOSS IN ACTION AND INFORMATION ON HIS INCARCERATION. 4 POW POSTCARDS. BLANK CARDS AND ENVELOPES. DEMOBILIZATION PROCEDURE BOOK. DISCHARGE CERTIFICATE. FORMS. TELEGRAMS MAINLY RE RE...3DRL/7474(A)
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Wright, N L (Sergeant, HQ 8 Div AIF and POW, Burma)
Private Record
Maker: Wright, N L
3 POW POSTCARDSPR85/082
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Ye Burma
Art
Maker: Korsch, John Donald
One of the dirty dilapidated huts as temporary accommodation for Australian and Allied prisoners of war, captured at Singapore, during their move from Tavoy to work in the Japanese railway project. Ap...ART28535.028