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Allanson, Roderick Thomas (Warrant Officer 2)
Private Record
Maker: Allanson, Roderick Thomas
Nominal Roll of 2/3 MG BN and "O" Force maintained while prisoner of Japanese in Java, Thailand and Japan. Details include Service and POW number, unit, next of kin, occupation. Camps include Konyu, H...PR90/067
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Australian and American Prisoners of War, Java.
Manuscript
Handwritten booklet of poems titled `Australian and American Prisoners of War -Java' containing poems of Allied soldiers (authors of some poems are not named), probably compiled in Batavia. Themes exp...MSS1562
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2/2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station
Manuscript
Maker: Carne, John Formby
Collection relating to the 2/2 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, 1993-1994. Wallet 1 of 1 - Wallet consists of the manuscript titled "2/2 Australian C.C.S. A Brief history and personal anecdotes ...MSS1505
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Barrett, Ken T (Lance Corporal)
Manuscript
Maker: Barrett, Ken T
Bound carbon copy of transcript of Barrett's experiences as a prisoner of war of the Japanese. It was written by Barrett after the war from memory. He describes the capitulation in Java, travels, work...MSS0764
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Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth, VC, CMG, CBE (Brigadier, b.1892 - d.1960)
Private Record
Maker: Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth
SURRENDER OF ALLIED FORCES (INCLUDING "BLACKFORCE") BANDOENG, JAVA 12/03/1942. BLACKBURN INSTRUCTS HIS TROOPS AS TO DISCIPLINE AND BEHAVIOUR. MEDICAL STAFF ELECT TO STAY WITH THEIR PATIENTS. LATER NOT...EXDOC084
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Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth, VC, CMG, CBE (Brigadier, b.1892 - d.1960)
Private Record
Maker: Blackburn, Arthur Seaforth
This collection is comprised of the diary and letters written by Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Blackburn, VC during his command of the 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion. The letters cover the period of the batt...PR00014
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Calder, John Edward Mudie (Brigade Major, OBE, "Blackforce" b.1908 )
Private Record
Maker: Calder, John Edward Mudie 'Blackforce'
AS BRIGADE MAJOR "BLACKFORCE" CALDER WRITES TO ALL COMMANDERS AND THEIR TROOPS ON SURRENDER TO JAPANESE. EXHORTS TROOPS TO PRESERVE PRIDE AND PERSONAL DISCIPLINE. "KEEP YOUR BODY FIT AND CLEAN AND YOU...EXDOC135
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Carr, Palgrave Ebden (Lieutenant Commander, b.1908 - d.1990)
Private Record
Maker: Carr, Palgrave Ebden
Records associated with Carr's period as a prisoner of the Japanese following his capture after crash over Celebes. His notebooks record his thoughts, reading summaries, future plans. He was held in A...PR91/014
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Chattaway, Francis Charles (Able Seaman, b.1920)
Private Record
Maker: Chattaway, Francis Charles 'Frank'
Diaries and journal describe naval battle off Java and sinking of HMAS Perth and USS Houston. Covers experiences as a POW in Java and Singapore, at numerous camps on the Burma Railway and finally in J...PR90/116
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Clarke, John 'Jock' Edward Rea (Major, b.1916 - d.2002)
Private Record
Maker: Clarke, John 'Jock' Edward Rea
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX6245 Major John 'Jock' Edward Rea Clarke OBE, Australian Army Dental Corps, Libya, Egypt and Netherlands East Indies, 1940-1942. Collection co...AWM2017.301.1
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Colquhoun, David William (Air Commodore, DFC, AFC, RAAF Command : b.1916 - d.1987)
Private Record
MIXED COLLECTION OF REPORTS AND PAPERS RELATED TO RAAF TRAINING, ORGANISATION AND RECRUITING, OPERATIONS REPORTS FROM MALAYA, JAVA AND THE SWPA, LECTURE NOTES FROM THE JOINT SERVICES STAFF COLLEGE, NO...PR83/124
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Crocker, Roy Ernest (109317, Flying Officer, RAF)
Manuscript
Maker: Crocker, Ernest Roy
Manuscript titled 'Memories of a P.O.W.' written by Ernest Roy Crocker, 49 p. Manuscript details the experiences of the author as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during the Second World War. Begins ...MSS2035
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Dardi from Java
Art
Maker: Ashton, Richard
A portrait of a native from Tanamerah, Java by the name of Dardi.ART29875
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Davis, Clayton E (Lieutenant Colonel, MC, DSO, 29th Bn and 2/2nd Pnr Bn)
Private Record
Maker: Davis, Clayton Edginton
2 FIELD SERVICE CORRESPONDENCE BOOKS CONTAINING RETURNS, RECOMMENDATIONS, ORDERS AND OPERATIONAL INFORMATION. VARIOUS LETTERS OF COMPLAINT RE PAY FROM SEVERAL SOLDIERS, ORDERS, REQUESTS FOR INFORMATIO...3DRL/3992
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Davis, Reginald Henry Saville (Squadron Leader; b.1912 - d.1988)
Private Record
Maker: Davis, Reginald Henry Saville Various
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Squadron Leader Reginald Henry Saville Davis, No. 1 Squadron, RAAF. Collection consists of operational reports covering No. 1 Squadron's activity...PR82/058
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Davis, Reginald Henry Saville (Wing Commander, MID, 1 Squadron, RAAF b.1912 - d.1988)
Private Record
Maker: Davis, Reginald Henry Saville
Unit diary maintained by the commanding officer of 1 Squadron, Wing Commander Davis, recording Squadron operations out of Sembawang airfield, Palembang and later Java, Dec 1941 - March 1942.3DRL/2398A
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Davis, Reginald H S (Air Commodore, No. 1 Sqn RAAF POW)
Private Record
Maker: Davis, Reginald Henry Saville
Copies of original diary material maintained by Wing Commander Davis during captivity in Java and Manchuria and answers to research questions concerning the activity of 1 and 8 Squadron RAAF during th...PR87/076
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Davis, Reginald H S (Wing Commander, No. 1 Sqn RAAF, POW b.1912 - d.1988)
Private Record
Maker: Davis, Reginald Henry Saville
ORIGINAL DIARY AND NOTES KEPT BY DAVIS DURING INTERNMENT IN BATAVIA AND JAVA; POEM ENTITLED "DUTCH COURAGE" AND COPIES OF 1 SQN MOVEMENTS JUNE - JULY 1941 AT SEMBAWANG-KHOTA BHARUPR86/082
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Day, Stephen Victor Burt (Lieutenant, b.1918 - d.2005)
Private Record
Maker: Day, Stephen Victor Burt
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 227042 Lieutenant Stephen Victor Burt Day, Headquarters South-West Pacific Area, British Army, Netherlands East Indies, Borneo and England, 1942-...PR03493
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Diamond, Oscar Nathan (Flight Lieutenant, b.1916 - d.2003)
Private Record
Maker: Diamond, Oscar Nathan
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Flight Lieutenant Oscar Nathan Diamond DFC, No. 1 Squadron RAAF, Java and Taiwan, 1942-1944. The collection consists of one typed letter from the...AWM2016.646.1
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Dornier Flying Boat
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
A number of these Dornier DO 24 aircraft were flown to Australia by their Dutch naval pilots from the Netherland East Indies after the Japanese invasion of Java and Sumatra. Those which survived the f...ART21468
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Duncan Harold Butler, as a member of A Company 2/12 Field Ambulance and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1940-1945
Sound
Maker: Butler, Duncan Harold Butler, Duncan Harold
Duncan Butler, an ex-Parson records his war experiences from the time he set out for Timor at Christmas 1941 with A Company 2/12 Field Ambulance, "Sparrow Force". Captured by the Japanese at Tjamplong...S00674
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Dunstan, William 'Bill' (Captain, b.1920 - d.2015)
Private Record
Maker: Dunstan, William 'Bill'
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX14436 / 309493 Captain William 'Bill' Dunstan, Australian and British Army, Egypt, Italy, India, Singapore, Belgium, Palestine, Dutch East Indi...AWM2018.94.1
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Eadie, Norman (Lieutenant-Colonel, b.1892 - d.1984)
Private Record
Maker: Eadie, Norman Menzies
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Lieutenant Colonel Norman Eadie, 2/3 Australian General Hospital and 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station. PAPERS DESCRIBE EXPERIENCES OF POW IN JAVA, ...PR90/043
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Eadie, Norman (Lieutenant Colonel, HQ Java Force AIF, POW b.1893)
Private Record
Maker: Eadie, Norman Menzies
AMF PW MEDICAL HISTORY CARDPR86/042
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Ebeling, Arthur (Corporal. b.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Unknown
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX46874 Corporal Arthur Ebeling, 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion, AIF. Collection consists of two original Proficiency Certificates in Latin and Econom...PR82/064
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Edmonds, William Keith (Corporal, b.1919)
Private Record
Maker: Edmonds, William Keith
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 27733 Corporal William Keith Edmonds, 1 Squadron RAAF. Collection consists of three original handwritten diaries covering 1941, 1943 and 1944, w...PR85/114
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Edwards, Clive Eric (Lieutenant, b.1917 - d.2005)
Private Record
Maker: Edwards, Clive Eric
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX3032 Lieutenant Clive Eric Edwards, 2/27 Australian Infantry Battalion, Australia, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, New Guinea, and Indonesia,...PR04113
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Elliott, Jack William Weir (Captain, b.1907 - d.1999)
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia Elliott, Jack William Weir Various
Collection relating to the Second World War service of WX4506 Captain Jack William Weir Elliott, Australian Army Postal Corps, Singapore and Australia, 1940-1950. Captain Elliott was in charge of esta...AWM2017.128.2
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Fagan, Tom H (Corporal, b.1911 - d.1983)
Private Record
Maker: Fagan, Tom H
TYPESCRIPT COPY OF DIARY KEPT BY CPL FAGAN WHILST A PRISONER OF THE JAPANESE IN BATAVIA, BURMA AND THAILAND. IT BEGINS WITH CHRISTMAS 1941 AND CONTINUES WITH SPACED BUT DETAILED ENTRIES UNTIL HIS RETU...PR87/230
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Field, Albert Edward (Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Field, Albert Edward Field, Albert Edward
Collection of diaries kept by Sergeant Field (NX25417) while serving with 2/6 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers. Field was in the Middle East from November 1940 to February 1942. In February...3DRL/2251
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Flaty, E D (Wing Commander, RAAF)
Private Record
Maker: Flaty, E D
Manuscript by Wing Commander E D Flaty entitled "A Brief History of No. 1 PRU and no. 87 (PR) Squadron". Traces the history of No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit and 87 Photo Reconnaissance Squadr...PR90/071
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Fletcher, George Winslow (2/15th Fld Regt)
Private Record
Maker: Fletcher, George Winslow
COPY OF DIARY ENTRIES FROM 14-24 FEBRUARY DESCRIBING IN GREAT DETAIL, FLETCHER'S ESCAPE FROM SINGAPORE TO JAVA, 19423DRL/0366
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Gairns, Leonard William (Flight Lieutenant, 7, 25 and 32 Squadron RAAF b.1914)
Private Record
Maker: Gairns, Leonard William
DETAILED ENLISTMENT, DISCHARGE AND RECONSTRUCTION TRAINING SCHEME PAPERS, COPY OF FLYING LOGBOOKS, AIR NAVIGATION TRAINING NOTES AND COPY OF SPEECH RELATING HIS RAAF EXPERIENCES WITH RECONNAISSANCE DU...PR88/038
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Glenn, Bob B. (Lieutenant)
Manuscript
Maker: Glenn, Bob B
Manuscript titled "Brigadier General Patrick J. Hurley's mission to expedite blockade runner ships to the Philippines February 1942" describing the observations of US Army's Lt Glenn, who accompanied ...MSS1549
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Green, William Richard (W1-Captain, 3rd Dragoon Guards, MC, MID, W2-Sergeant, 1 Australian Corps Petrol Park and Workshops, )
Private Record
Maker: Green, William Richard
LETTER DESCRIBES EXPERIENCES AFTER LEAVING SYRIA IN 1942 ON "ORCADES", JAPANESE INVASION OF JAVA AND HIS CAPTURE. COVERS PERIOD AS A POW FROM 1942 TO 1945 WHILE WORKING ON BURMA RAILWAY, VARIOUS CAMPS...PR90/038
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Hackshall, Reginald (Wing Commander, b.1911 - d.2003)
Private Record
Maker: Hackshall, Reginald
Collection relating to the service of O3485 Squadron Leader (later Wing Commander) Reginald 'Reg' Hackshall as a United Nations Military Observer and Military Executive Liaison Officer in the Netherla...PR01232
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Hamers, Louisa Sophia (b.? - d.1945)
Private Record
Maker: Hamers, Louisa Sophia
Collection relating to the Second World War experience of Louisa Sophia Hamers, a Dutch national interned by Japanese in the Dutch East Indies, 1943-1945. Collection consists of a black marble-effec...AWM2016.431.1
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Harris, H D (Private, 2/3rd Mt Reserve Co, and POW Malaya and Java)
Private Record
Maker: Harris, Hayman Douglas
Manuscript outlining experiences from time of enlistment in 1941 until liberation and demobilization in 1945. Titled "'G' STRINGS AND BANGKOK BOWLERS" it deals primarily with incarceration in POW camp...3DRL/3745
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Hartog, P J
Manuscript
Maker: Hartog, P J
Autobiographical account of a young Dutchman's sojourn through pre-war Germany, enlistment in the Dutch Army for service in the East Indies, defence of Java, sinking en route to Burma as a POW, work o...MSS1263
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Hock, L J (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Hock, L J
SERVICE PAPERS AND DIARIES RELATED TO PTE HOCK'S ARRIVAL IN EGYPT, EXPECTED RETURN TO AUSTRALIA, CAPTURE IN JAVA AND EVENTUAL POW EXPERIENCE UNDER THE JAPANESEPR83/119
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(Japanese POW Camp, Batavia)
Private Record
ORDER ISSUED BY JAPANESE COMMANDANT, POW CAMP BATAVIA ON 19 APRIL, 1942 CONCERNING INSTRUCTIONS TO OBEY ORDERS AND NOT TO ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE.EXDOC150
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Javanese lady (Soekira)
Art
Maker: Browning, George Julian
Depicts a portrait of a Javanese women, Soekira, wife of Amat, one of the Javanese in Kampong 1, Tarakan.ART25997
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Javanese slaves in the native compound, sick ward, Labuan
Art
Maker: Friend, Donald
Depicts a group of unidentified Javanese labourers in the Native Compound Sick Ward, Labuan.ART22920
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Johnston, Joseph (Sub Lieutenant, Air Movements Officer, RNvr)
Private Record
Maker: Johnston, Joseph
VARIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE DRIVING LICENCES ISSUED TO SUB Lieutenant JOHNSTON AT NAVAL BASES IN SINGAPORE, BATAVIA AND SYDNEY WHEN POSTED TO THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEETPR83/121
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Justice, E J (Private, Unit Not Identified)
Private Record
Maker: Justice, Edward John
LETTER SENT BY E A WINTLE TO MRS JUSTICE RELAYING A MESSAGE BROADCAST BY PTE JUSTICE OVER THE POW RADIO, JAVA.PR84/319
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Kario Sendanoz, Javanese seaman
Art
Maker: Friend, Donald
Depicts a portrait of Kario Sendanoz, Javanese seaman. In 1942, Donald Friend enlisting with the AIF, was posted as a gunner to the artillery unit near Albury. In 1945, Friend was selected for appoint...ART23209
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Kelly, George Arthur (Sapper)
Private Record
Maker: Kelly, George Arthur
Papers of or relating to NX18011 Sapper George Arthur Kelly (2/6th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers), especially as a prisoner of war of the Japanese in Batavia (Java), 1942-45, comprising: (...PR00992
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Knight, Harry (Chief Petty Officer, HMAS Perth RAN, POW)
Private Record
Maker: Knight, Harry
Collection relating to the service of Chief Petty Officer Harry Knight. Consists of POW experience following the sinking of the HMAS Perth. CPO Knight and nine others located and sailed a small craf...PR87/049
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Lamb, T R (Squadron Leader)
Private Record
Maker: Lamb, T R
Diaries covering active service in Malaya and Java with No.1 Torpedo Bomber Squadron, capture and imprisonment by the Japanese at Palembang.3DRL/6601A
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Lewis, Neville Ballard (Flight Lieutenant, b.1915 - d.1987)
Private Record
Maker: Lewis, Neville Ballard
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 402370 Flight Lieutenant Neville Ballard Lewis, 49 Squadron and 25 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia, 19...AWM2018.620.2
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1. Lim, Bee Giok 2. Lim, Chuan Kim (Civilians, Chinese Couple)
Private Record
LETTERS FROM THE LIMS TO "BELL" FROM THE TIME OF LIBERATION. ONE VERY LENGTHY LETTER DESCRIBES IN DETAIL THE EFFECT OF THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION OF SINGAPORE ON THE CHINESE, MALAYANS AND JAVANESE. OTHER...3DRL/7415
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Lovegrove, John (Sergeant Pilot)
Private Record
Maker: Lovegrove, John Aldwyn
Diary describing Japanese air raids on Java, and the escape of 12 British and Australian airman in a lifeboat, the 'Scorpion'. During their 44 days at sea they encountered storms, were becalmed, were ...PR00443
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Malays in native compound
Art
Maker: Friend, Donald
These Malays were amongst those shipped to Borneo from Java by the Japanese as slaves. They were shown in a compound in which they were congregated after deliverance from the Japanese.ART23249
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Martin, Thomas L. (Lieutenant, RN)
Private Record
Maker: Martin, Thomas L
Copy of report concerning the sinking of the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Jupiter in the Battle of the Java Sea in February 1942. The report is written from on board the HMAS Bendigo by Lt Martin, one of...PR01722
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McCulloch, Clarence Edwin (TX3653, Corporal, 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion, 8th Division, Australian Army)
Manuscript
Maker: McCulloch, Clarry
'Some call it luck: The story of Clarry McCulloch', 195p manuscript by TX3653 Corporal Clarence Edwin McCulloch, 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion, 8th Division. McCulloch describes his wartime experiences tr...MSS2015
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McDonald, Percy John (Lieutenant, b.1890 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: McDonald, Percy John
Collection relating to the Second World War service of P459 Lieutenant Percy John McDonald, Australian New Guinea Administrative Unit, New Guinea and Australia, 1941-1965. McDonald was an owner of a ...PR03131
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McDonough, Allan Vernon (Jock), (Flight Lieutenant, b.1914 - d.2005)
Manuscript
Maker: Johnson, Anne Johnson, Ross McDonough, Allan Vernon 'Jock'
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 407008 Flight Lieutenant Allan Vernon 'Jock' McDonough, 9 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. Collection consists of one manuscript titled "Ex...MSS1676
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McEachern, Thelma (Nee Bell) (Nurse, 10th AGH)
Private Record
Maker: McEachern, Thelma
MCEACHERN SAILED ON QUEEN MARY WITH 8 DIV TO SINGAPORE. SHE DESCRIBES CONDITIONS, ILLNESSES, EQUIPMENT AT THE HOSPITAL IN MALACCA, THE RETREAT TO SINGAPORE AND HER EVACUATION TO BATAVIA ON THE WOOSOOE...PR90/050
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Mooney, Thomas Edward (Able Seaman, b.1902 - d.?)
Private Record
Maker: Mooney, Thomas Edward
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 6513 Able Seaman Thomas Edward Mooney, Royal Australian Navy and prisoner of war. Collection consists of a six page typed account titled 'Experi...AWM2016.331.1
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Murphy, Oswald Ellis Joseph (Major, b.1895 - d.1980)
Private Record
Maker: Murphy, Oswald Ellis Joseph
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX6269 Major Sir Oswald Ellis Joseph Murphy, 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station, Australia, Egypt, Palestine, Eritrea, Abyssinia, Libya, and Ceylon, 1...PR05571
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Murray, James (Captain, 2/40th Bn, AIF b: c. 1907 d.1977)
Private Record
Maker: Murray, James
EARLY LETTERS RELATING TO MURRAYS SCHOOLING. LETTERS WRITTEN BY MURRAY TO HIS PARENTS, FROM ENLISTMENT IN 1940 UNTIL HE BECAME A POW IN TIMOR, IN 1942. LETTERS WRITTEN BY MURRAY'S PARENTS IN TASMANIA ...PR87/194
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(NX71114 ; N104635) Poidevin, Leslie Oswyn Sheridan (Captain) doctor, 2/12 Field Ambulance and prisoner of war, Timor and Java, 1941-1945, interviewed by Brendan O'Keefe.
Sound
Maker: Poidevin, Leslie Oswyn Sheridan O'Keefe, Brendan Gregory
Leslie Oswyn Sheridan Poidevin as a captain doctor, 2/12 Field Ambulance and prisoner of war, Timor and Java, 1941-1945, interviewed by Brendan O'Keefe. A transcript of this recording may be availabl...S02149
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O'Brien, Francis M (Rusty) (POW)
Private Record
Maker: O'Brien, Francis 'Frank' Michael
COLLECTION OF POEMS WRITTEN BY SURVIVORS OF THE USS HOUSTON AND HMAS PERTH LOST IN SUNDA STRAITS, JAVA IN 1942. THE POEMS ARE COPIES OF WORKS DONE IN BICYCLE CAMP, JAVA AND FOLLOWING REPATRIATION. ALS...PR87/098
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OSS (Office of Strategic Services) State Department Intelligence and Research Reports
Official Record
COPIES OF RESEARCH REPORTS PRODUCED BY OSS AND STATE DEPARTMENT RELATING TO JAPAN AND ITS OCCUPIED TERRITORIES DURING WORLD WAR II, POST WAR JAPAN, KOREA AND SOUTH EAST ASIA AND THE FAR EASTORMF0067
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Paratroopers cloth helmet : Lance Sergeant J E Collins, Z Special Force
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Padded brown/green camouflaged canvas paratroopers helmet with ear flaps with three stud attachments to each side, and a 200 mm long thin brown leather strap attached at back. Lower edge is bound with...REL/12568
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Pattie, R McRae (Flying Officer)
Private Record
Maker: Carthy, J Coffey, C W Haverkamp, A
Three letters to Pilot Officer R McRae Pattie from POWs commending him on his work with the RAF welfare unit. These units provided comforts for allied prisoners of the Japanese. All three letters a...PR01579
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Peck, Lindsay J MBE
Manuscript
Maker: Peck, Lindsay J
"Sappers of the Silent Seventh", a compilation of narrative accounts describing the exploits of the 7th Division Engineers from the unit's formation at Ingleburn in 1940, through the campaigns in the ...MSS1233
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Ramsay Rae, Ronald CB, OBE (Air Vice Marshal b: 1910 d: 1994)
Manuscript
Documents related to the death of Air Vice Marshal Ramsay Rae. Includes newspaper cuttings, order of service of thanksgiving to Ramsay Rae, addresses given at thanksgiving services, and account of Ram...MSS1568
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1. Robertson, Leslie Joseph (Major, b.1904) 2. Watts, Raymond (Captain)
Private Record
NEGATIVE PHOTOSTAT COPIES OF PLANS DRAWN BY CAPT WATTS FOR THE POW CHAPEL AT TANDJOENG PRIOK NEAR BATAVIA. DIARY ENTRIES DESCRIBING PROGRESS OF CONSTRUCTION APRIL - MAY 1942. LETTERS FROM TWO FORMER P...PR90/163
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Robertson, Leslie Joseph (Major, RAE, AIF b.1904)
Private Record
Maker: Robertson, Leslie Joseph
CARBON COPY OF TYPESCRIPT MADE BY ROBERTSON IN 1946 FROM THE DIARY HE KEPT WHILST COMMANDING AUSTRALIAN PERSONNEL IN THAI POW BRANCH 5 CAMP, BURMA (1943-1944). HIS MAJOR CONCERNS WERE FOOD, WORK PARTI...PR87/158
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Rockey, John T G (Chief Petty Officer, b.1914 - d.1984)
Private Record
Maker: Rockey, John T G
POW letters with envelopes, newspaper cuttings, various official announcements, record of service book, film script 'Nippon Presents', nominal rolls of HMAS Perth and Rockey's certificates of service.PR85/192
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Sandilands, Cliveden Edward
Manuscript
Maker: Sandilands, Cliveden Edward
"Burnt rice and bamboo". Memoir of prisoner of war (POW) life based on notes made by Mr Cliveden Edward Sandilands who was a POW of the Japanese in Timor, Java, Singapore and Sumatra. He describes his...MSS1039
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Scott, Douglas (Flight Sergeant, 8 and: 12 Sqn, RAAF)
Private Record
Maker: Scott, Douglas
RECOLLECTIONS OF SERVICE AS AN AIRGUNNER WITH 8 SQN ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN MALAYA AND JAVA. FOLLOWING HIS RETURN TO AUSTRALIA, F/SGT SCOTT WAS RETRAINED FOR WAG DUTIES ON VULTEE VENGEANCE AIRCRAFT OF 12...PR87/109
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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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Shanahan, John J
Private Record
Maker: Shanahan, John J
MATERIAL RELATING TO OPERATIONS AND PERSONNEL OF 453 SQN INCLUDING NOMINAL ROLLS, SQUADRON HISTORY, SQUADRON MEMBERS LOST IN ACTION OR POW'S, RAAF PARTICIPATION IN MALAYA, SINGAPORE, SUMATRA AND JAVA ...3DRL/6601
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Small, Eva
Private Record
Maker: Small, Eva
Collection compiled by Eva Small, civilian, of Indooroopilly, Brisbane, 1943-1945. Collection consists of a notebook containing 672 records of shortwave messages recorded in 1943. The messages were in...PR03586
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Smith, K R (Flight Lieutenant, DFC, MID, No. 1 Sqn RAAF, POW)
Private Record
Maker: Smith, K R
ORIGINAL DIARY RECORDING BRIEF REGULAR ENTRIES OF THE LOCATION AND MOVEMENTS OF NO 1 SQUADRON MEMBERS AND ATTACHED UNITS FROM NO 4 BICYCLE CAMP JAVA TO MOULMEIN BURMA AS PART OF "A" FORCE - POW'S AND ...PR88/111
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Snook, Athelstan C E (Flight Officer, No. 100, No. 8 Sqn RAAF b.1920)
Private Record
Maker: Snook, Athelstan C E
COPY OF NARRATIVE OF A JOURNEY FROM JAVA MADE BY PERSONNEL OF 84 SQN, RAF, ESCAPING THE JAPANESE INVASION, 1942PR86/205
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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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Tablet box : Private R R Denney, 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Burroughs Wellcome & Co
Black rectangular metal tin with hinged clasp. Underneath the clasp is painted 'TABLETS'. The tin contains twelve glass bottles and five glass vials of pharmaceuticals. The twelve bottles are numbered...REL35724
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Taylor-Parkins, Cornelia Geertruy (Civilian b.1914)
Private Record
Maker: Taylor-Parkins, Cornelia Geertruy
IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT ISSUED TO MRS TAYLOR-PARKINS, A DUTCH CITIZEN RESIDENT IN THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES AT THE TIME OF THE JAPANESE INVASION. SHE AND HER FAMILY WERE INTERNED BY THE JAPANESE ON ...PR89/145
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Tebbutt, Geoffrey b. 1906. War Correspondent
Manuscript
Maker: Tebbutt, Geoffrey
Untitled manuscript written by the Melbourne Herald war correspondent, Geoffrey Tebbutt, covering his experiences in Java and Tarakan prior to the Japanese attack, his brief meeting with General Gordo...MSS1391
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (23873) Able Seaman Donald Ignatius Ross, HMAS Yarra, Royal Australian Navy, 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...AWM2017.1.63
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (B/2356) Signalman Robert Charles Hammont Dodwell, HMAS Perth, 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...PAFU2015/067.01
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (B/2356) Signalman Robert Charles Hammont Dodwell, HMAS Perth, 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...AWM2020.1.1.173
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of Captain Hector MacDonald Laws Waller DSO & Bar RAN, HMAS Perth, 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...AWM2019.1.1.59
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (H1538) Able Seaman Harold Leo Boucher, HMAS Yarra, Royal Australian Navy, 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...PAFU2015/373.01
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (22047) Leading Seaman Frank Dandridge Johnson, HMAS Perth, Royal Australian Navy, 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...AWM2018.1.1.59
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (NX177991) Lieutenant Henry Wykeham Freame, 2/24th 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...AWM2021.1.1.128
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (NX4738) Private Robert Edward Salcole, 3rd Reserve Motor Transport Company, 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...AWM2017.1.181
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (NX47103) Sergeant Robert Graham, 3rd Reserve Motor Transport Company, 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...AWM2017.1.252
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (22991) Supply Assistant David John Woolstencroft, HMAS Yarra, Royal Australian Navy, 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...AWM2017.1.124
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (W2085) Stoker 2nd Class Henry Stuart Absalom, HMAS Perth, Royal Australian Navy, 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...AWM2021.1.1.87
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The Last Post Ceremony commemorating the service of (WX26091) Corporal Mervyn Minchin, 2/24th 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...AWM2020.1.1.255
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Thomas, D A V (Private b: 1915)
Manuscript
Maker: Thomas, D A V
Typed and bound manuscript titled 'Forty years on as I remember', written by Donald A V Thomas, 20 June 1988. Memoirs detailing Private Thomas' service, beginning with training and attachment to the 2...MSS1301
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Thompson, Albert George (Corporal, b.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Thompson, Albert George
Original diary and transcript kept by Corporal (Cpl) Thompson of 2/6 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, after his capture on Java and as a prisoner of war (POW) at Changi and different camps o...PR89/167
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Thompson, Claude Goodwin (Flight Sergeant, b.1913 - d.?)
Manuscript
Maker: Thompson, Claude Goodwin
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 403783 Sergeant Claude Goodwin Thompson, Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF], Dutch East Indies, 1941-1945. The collection consists of a typescri...MSS1214
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Thompson, Claude Goodwin (Flight Sergeant, b.1913 - d.?)
Manuscript
Maker: Thompson, Claude Goodwin
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 403783 Sergeant Claude Goodwin Thompson, Royal New Zealand Air Force [RNZAF], Dutch East Indies, 1941-1945. The collection consists of a typescri...MSS2206
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Turner, Winston Hildreth (War Correspondent, Aap b.1911 - d.1988)
Private Record
Maker: Turner, Winston Hildreth
DIARY DETAILING THE BRIEF CAMPAIGN IN THE NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES AND ESCAPE FROM JAVA ABOARD THE "JANSSENS", WAR CORRESPONDENT ACCREDITATION CARDS, DRAFT MANUSCRIPT OF "BLOODY PARADISE" DETAILING THE...PR88/063