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Abbott, Bruce Gidley (NX66389, Warrant Officer, 2/15 Field Regiment)
Manuscript
Maker: Abbott, Bruce G.
"Wartime diary of B.G. Abbott 1908-1995: While a Prisoner of the Japanese 1942-1945" by Bruce Gidley Abbott (NX66389, Warrant Officer, 2/15 Field Regiment). This manuscript is bound in two parts. Deta...MSS1731
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Aerial view of Changi POW Camp, Singapore Island
Art
Maker: Korsch, John Donald
The buildings were originally the barracks of the Gordon Highlanders, a regiment of the British Regular Army. The square and surrounding buildings were used by the Japanese to house all the Australian...ART28535.001
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AIF cemetery, Changi: front entrance
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Griffin shows the entrance path to the AIF cemetery, with gardens and trees on either side. The AIF rising sun symbol strung on two poles at the path entrance.ART26477
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AIF in action in Malaya
Film
Contains scenes from official Department of Information film F01171. Commentary, Charles Lawrence Cinesound Review. Singapore, bomb damage, fire fighting, bren gun carrier, Indian troops in trucks, 25...F00831
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Alcock, Geoffrey Trevor (Warrant Officer, b.1924 - d.2003)
Private Record
Maker: Alcock, Geoffrey Trevor
Collection relating to the Second World War service of A4426 Warrant Officer Geoffrey Trevor Alcock, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, United Kingdom and Malaya, 1943-1952. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consi...AWM2017.17.1
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Alert in the east
Film
Maker: British Movietone News
A Ministry of Information film produced by British Movietone News. Covers the defences of the British Empire in the East. Singapore and its importance as a naval base. Aden which guards the enterance ...F01491
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Allan, Sheila (Civilian, b.1924 - d.2022)
Private Record
Maker: Allan, Sheila
Transcript of diary (plus several pages of original) of teenage girl describing movements with family through Malaya to Singapore, air raids, surrender, internment in Changi prison for women with step...PR00666
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Allen, Leslie Joseph (Private, b.1918 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Allen, Leslie Joseph
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX73003 Private Leslie Joseph Allen, 2/18 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Malaya and Australia, 1941-1961. Wall...PR03994
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Allgrove (nee Hannah), 'Nell' Mavis (Captain)
Manuscript
Maker: Allgrove, Ellen Mavis (Nell) Allgrove, Ellen Mavis (Nell) Dryburgh, Margaret
Speech made in Adelaide, February 1988, relating experiences as a prisoner of war on Sumatra after the bombing and sinking of the "Vyner Brooke" off Banka Island. Includes comments concerning refusal ...MSS1486
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Ambrose, Richard Robert James (Corporal : NX31064 : b.1919 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Ambrose, Richard Robert James Various
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX31064 Corporal Richard Robert James Ambrose, 2/30 Battalion. Collections consists of letters to family written during 1941 and early 1942 detai...PR04747
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America goes to war in the Pacific (Crusade in the Pacific part 4)
Film
Maker: March of Time Television
A United States television documentary using historic combat and newsreel footage. Covers the Japanese conquests in the Malaya, Hong Kong and the Netherland East Indies in early 1942. Shows Japanese f...F04958
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Amstutz, Hobart B (Minister, American and Internee, Changi)
Private Record
Maker: Amstutz, Hobart B
"AN AMSTUTZ NEWSLETTER" FOR FRIENDS COVERING THE PERIOD OF JAPANESE OCCUPATION AND INTERNMENT. "PRISON CAMP MINISTRIES" ALSO A COMMENTARY ON INTERNMENT. BOTH LETTERS PRINTED3DRL/7415(A)
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Anderson, W (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Anderson, W
Memoirs of service with the 2/29 Battalion in Malaya and captivity under the Japanese in Singapore and later in Thailand with 'F' Force.PR88/051
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Armstrong, George Eric (Trooper, b.1918 - d.1985)
Private Record
Maker: Armstrong, George Eric Bayliss, Frederick Owen Steinbeck, William John
Letters, personal papers, and photographs of Trooper George Eric Armstrong who served in 2/20 Battalion and was a Japanese Prisoner of War during the Second World War. Tpr Armstrong was also in posses...PR01924
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Arneil, Stanley Foch (Sergeant, b.1918 - d.1992)
Private Record
Maker: Arneil, Stanley Foch
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX54846 Sergeant Stanley Foch "Stan" Arneil, 2/30th Battalion, prisoner of war, 1942-1945. The collection consists of a diary Arneil regularly ma...PR88/076
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Arnell, Francis Moffat (Gunner, b.1909 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Arnell, Francis (Frank) Moffatt
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX17432 Gunner Francis (Frank) Moffatt Arnell, 2/10 Field Regiment. Collection consists of an air mail letter card dated 1 January 1941, addresse...PR02026
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Arthur, John (Staff Sergeant, 2/29th Bn AIF, POW)
Private Record
Maker: Arthur, John
CASUALTY LIST COMPILED BY S/S ARTHUR WHILE A POW IN CHANGI PRISON. THE LIST CONTAINS BATTLE CASUALTIES FOR THE CAMPAIGN IN MALAYA AND SINGAPORE ISLAND AS WELL AS BATTALION STRENGTHS AND DATES OF VARIO...PR88/211
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Arthurson, A C (Corporal, 13th Australian General Hospital, "F" Force)
Manuscript
Maker: Arthurson, Alexander Cyril 'Lex'
MANUSCRIPT TITLED "THE STORY OF THE 13TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL" FOLLOWS UNIT FROM FORMATION IN AUSTRALIA IN 1941, POSTING TO SINGAPORE, CAPTIVITY IN CHANGI AND OTHER AREAS OF SINGAPORE, "F" FORC...MSS1377
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Ashton, Carrie Jean (Captain, b.1905 - d.2002)
Private Record
RECOLLECTION OF EVENTS LEADING UP TO HER CAPTURE ON BANKA ISLAND, TRANSPORT TO PALEMBANG WOMEN'S CAMP AND LATER REGULAR ENTRIES OF LIFE AS A POW IN CAMPS AT MUNTOK AND LOEBOCK LINGUAR, SUMATRA, 1942-1...PR87/080
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Athol Galway Hope Wearne, interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his service in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War
Sound
Maker: Wearne, Athol Galway Hope
Athol Galway Hope Wearne, interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his service in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War A transcript of this recording may be available. For furth...S01653
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Atkinson, Charles William (Major, b.1914 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Atkinson, Charles William De Little, Alan Giblin Watt, John Norman 'Jack'
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 consi...AWM2016.52.5
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Australian POWs embarking for home on the Largs Bay at Singapore docks
Art
Maker: Buckmaster, Ernest
Ernest Buckmaster was born in Hawthorn, Melbourne on July 3 1897. After being rejected for military service due to his physical frailty Buckmaster attended the National Gallery Art School from 1918-24...ART23374
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Australian recovered prisoners of war interviewed by Pilot Officer Jock McPherson, RAAF Combat Broadcast Team, at Changi, Singapore following the surrender of Japan in 1945
Sound
Disc 1 Side 1: Pilot Officer Jock McPherson, as a member of the RAAF Combat Broadcast Team, records from a RAAF Catalina aircraft on its approach to Kelang airport, Singapore. The plane is met by four...S00015
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Australian soldiers examining wrecked cars and trucks in dock area
Art
Maker: Buckmaster, Ernest
Ernest Buckmaster was born in Hawthorn, Melbourne on July 3 1897. After being rejected for military service due to his physical frailty Buckmaster attended the National Gallery Art School from 1918-24...ART23380
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Baird, William J
Private Record
Maker: Baird, William John
Carbon copy of a typed 130 page unpublished manuscript titled "Unsung Glory" written by Kenneth Francis (a pen name for NX60278 Private William John Baird) based on his service with 2/19 Battalion dur...PR01436
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Baker, Harry Clifford (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Baker, Harry Clifford
Letter (5 pp) written by SX9324 Private Harry Clifford Baker, (2 Reserve Motor Transport Company) to his friend, David Thomas Harris in the Royal Australian Navy. Dated 13 August 1941 the letter descr...PR01970
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Barber, Sydney G (Major,)
Private Record
Maker: Barber, Sydney George
3 POW POSTCARDS FROM BARBER3DRL/6449
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Barker, Howard George (Steve) (Private, Driver 2/20 Battalion b.1918 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Barker, Howard George 'Steve'
LETTERS HOME TO HIS FAMILY IN KATOOMBA FROM CAMP AT BATHURST, VOYAGE AT SEA, AND VARIOUS CAMPS IN MALAYA. TOPIC IS MAINLY HIS IMPRESSIONS OF LIFE IN MALAYA, VISITS TO SINGAPORE, SKIN DISEASES, MOSQUIT...PR90/048
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Barker, Ray (Acting Corporal, b.1920 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Barker, Ray
Letter of NX51170 Acting Corporal Ray Barker (2/19th Battalion) to his girlfriend shortly before the fall of Singapore, describing his retreat with Australian forces from Malaya to Singapore, and a le...PR01046
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Barlow, Geoffrey Pugh; Barlow (West), Pamela Helen; Findlay, Marie Amelia; O'Neill, Jean
Sound
Maker: Barlow, Geoffrey Pugh
Geoffrey Pugh Barlow as a captain pharmacist, Pamela Barlow (nee West) and Marie Amelia Findlay as lieutenant nursing sisters and Jean O'Neil as a major Matron, all of 1 Australian Field Hospital, Sou...S01098
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Bell, Keith H
Private Record
Maker: Bell, Keith H
Collection in relation to Keith H Bell from Federated Malay State Volunteer Force and POW in Changi. Wallet 1 of 1 contains a typescript diary written by Keith Bell. The diary is divided into two sec...PR03179
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Bennett, Henry Gordon (Lieutenant General, GOC 2nd AIF Malaya, GOC 8th Australian Division, Malaya b.1887 - d.1962)
Private Record
Maker: Bennett, Henry Gordon
HANDWRITTEN DIARIES COVERING 1941 TO 8 FEBRUARY 1942 PLUS CORRESPONDENCE, TELEGRAMS, MESSAGES RECEIVED BY BENNETT WHILE IN SINGAPORE 1941-1942, SOUVENIRS, MATTERS RELATING TO MASONIC MEMBERSHIP 1956PRMF0020
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Berry, Bernard Kinkead (Captain, 2/10th Fld Regt, AIF b.1915)
Private Record
Maker: Berry, Bernard Kinkead
TYPED EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS WRITTEN BY MR BERRY IN 1983, DESCRIBING ASPECTS OF HIS EXPERIENCES AS A PRISONER OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE IN SINGAPORE, MALAYA AND THAILAND. INCLUDES DETAILS OF THE BUKIT BAT...PR87/118
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Berry, Jim (Ordinary Seaman, b.1922 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Berry, Jim
Collection relating to the Second World War service of B3089 Ordinary Seaman Jim Berry, HMS Anking, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, Singapore, and Netherlands East Indies, 1939-1942. Wallet 1 of 1 ...PR05234
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Bills, Walter Russell (Driver, b.1915 - d.1943)
Private Record
Maker: Bills, Walter Russell
Collection of typed transcripts of letters originally written by VX34071 Driver Walter R Bills of 1AASC Petrol Company, 8 Division, covering the period February 1941-February 1942. The letters, writte...PR03205
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Birchall, Frederick George (Jock), (Squadron Leader, d.1946)
Private Record
Maker: Birchall, Frederick George
Letters written by Sqn Ldr Birchall to his nephew Tom. In the letters Birchall details his work with the 1 Australian War Crimes Section. He describes interviewing recovering POWs, how the cruelest Ja...PR00170
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Bird, Walter Charles (Gunner, b.1912 - d.1981)
Private Record
Maker: Bird, Walter Charles
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX1874 Gunner Walter Charles Bird, 2/10 Field Regiment, Second Australian Imperial Force, Malaya and Japan, 1942-1945. Wallet 1 of 2 - Contains ...PR01417
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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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Blau, Osmar Julius (Captain, b.1913 - d.2010)
Private Record
Maker: Blau, Osmar Julius
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX13712 Captain Osmar Julius Blau, 27 Brigade Field Workshop, 74 Light Aid Detachment, 22 Brigade, Australia, 1942-1945. Wallet 1 of 1 - Collect...PR01047
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1 BN Officers Mess, Havelock Rd
Art
Maker: Brindley, John
Depicts a prisoner of war seated reading at a table inside the mess, also at the Working Party Camp, Havelock Rd. The intersection of River Valley Road and Havelock Road, Singapore, was the site of tw...ART28113
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Boardman, David Ralph (Private b: 1919)
Manuscript
Maker: Boardman, David Ralph
Manuscript describing enlistment in AIF, assignment as a reinforcement to 2/9 Field Ambulance, duties at Mersing and Singapore. After capitulation, internment at Changi, then moved with `K' Force to v...MSS1617
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Boreham, Godfrey James (Geoff) (Captain, 8 Division, Australian Army Service Corps b.1911 - d.1987)
Private Record
Maker: Boreham, Godfrey James
MATERIAL RELATES TO PERIOD SPENT IN CAPTIVITY AS A POW IN CHANGI GAOL, SINGAPORE. MOST IS MAINLY CONCERNED WITH RATIONS. INCLUDES CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS ON PAPER MADE IN CHANGIPR90/055
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Brigadier K Torrance
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
British Brigadier K S Torrance, OBE, MC, General Staff CommandART26426
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Brigadier Sir Frederick "Black Jack" Galleghan, DSO OBE ISO ED, recounts his military career [memoirs]
Sound
Maker: Galleghan, Frederick Gallagher 'Black Jack' Galleghan, Frederick Gallagher 'Black Jack'
Brigadier Sir Frederick "Black Jack" Galleghan recounts his military career: cadet at Cook's Hill High School, Newcastle; experiences in 1914-18 War in 34th Battalion; Military life between the two wo...S01329
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Brown, Arthur R (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1917 - d.2009)
Private Record
Maker: Brown, Arthur Ronald
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Captain Arthur Ronald Brown, 2/4 Anti Tank Regiment, Second AIF, Singapore and Changi, 1942-45. Wallet 1 of 1 - contains one notebook maintained...PR89/001
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Browne, Kevin James (Warrant Officer, b.1918 - d.1990)
Private Record
Maker: Browne, Kevin James
Diaries describe experiences during the latter part of the campaign against the Japanese prior to the surrender, and imprisonment in Changi, where he was attached to the AIF pay office. Detailed daily...PR00531
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Brown, Raymond John Tressillain (Private, b.1919 - d.2006)
Private Record
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX29116 Private John Tressillian Brown, 2/30 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, 1990. Wallet 1 of 1 – C...PR06326
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Brown, Robert RAE (Sapper, HQ Rae, 8th Div AIF and POW)
Private Record
Maker: Brown, Robert
POW POSTCARDS - LITTLE INFORMATIONPR85/157
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Brown, Walter Ernest (Gunner, b.1885 - d.1942)
Private Record
Maker: Various
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX35492 Walter Ernest Brown VC DCM, Singapore, 1942. Collection consists of two letters, one written to Brown by his sister Edie wishing for his ...AWM2016.131.1
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Bruton, Peter
Manuscript
Maker: Bruton, Peter
Manuscript titled "The Matter of a Massacre: Alexandra Hospital Singapore 14-15 February 1942". Discusses the situation at the hospital as the Japanese approached, the initial assault and subsequent m...MSS1548
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Budd, Frank (Sapper, b.1907 - d.1952)
Manuscript
Maker: Budd, Frank
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Sapper WX2537 Frank Budd, 2/6 Field Park Company, Royal Australian Engineers, Singapore, Mayala, 1941-1942. The collection comprises a single ma...MSS0649
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Bullwinkel, Vivian (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1915 - d.2000)
Private Record
Maker: James, Winifred 'Wyn' Frances
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VFX61330 Lieutenant Colonel (Matron) Vivian Bullwinkel, Australian Army Nursing Service [AANS]. The collection consists of a scrapbook which was...AWM2018.179.1
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Burden, Allen Raymond (Corporal, b.1918 - d.2004)
Private Record
Maker: Burden, Allen Raymond Various
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX57633 Corporal Allen Raymond Burden, 2/3 Pioneer Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Middle East and Australia; c1940-1943. Wallet 1 ...PR03707
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Burnside, Kennedy B (Major, AAMC and POW Malaya)
Private Record
Maker: Burnside, Kennedy Byron
DIARIES COVERING VOYAGE TO SINGAPORE, THE FALL OF SINGAPORE, SURRENDER TO THE JAPANESE, POW CONDITIONS, STEALING BY PRISONERS, FALL OF GERMANY, JAPANESE SURRENDER AND LIBERATION BY THE BRITISH 1941-19...3DRL/7665
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Burrey, Edward William. (Staff, Sergeant, b.1920 - d.2004)
Private Record
Maker: Burrey, Edward William
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX58148 Sergeant Edward William Burrey, 8 Australian Division, Malaya and Singapore, 1942-1945. Collection contains two diaries of Sergeant Edwa...PR00662
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Byrne, Harold Keith (NX7279, Private, 2/20 Australian Infantry Battalion)
Manuscript
Maker: Byrne, Harold Keith
"A Personal Story of World War II" by Private Harold Keith Byrne (NX7279) of the 2/20 Australian Infantry Battalion. Details war service of Private Byrne who was taken as a P.O.W. to Changi and then t...MSS1719
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Carr, Burdett (Private, b.1913 - d.1945)
Private Record
Maker: Carr, Burdett
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX67398 Private Burdett 'Lobbin' Carr, 2 Company Australian Army Service Corps (AASCORPS), Singapore, Malaya, and Borneo, 1941-?. Collection con...AWM2018.501.1
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Carrick, John Leslie (Lieutenant, b.1918 - d.2018)
Private Record
Maker: Carrick, John Leslie
Nominal roll of allied prisoners of war held at Pasir Panjang Camp, Singapore and training manual written by Lieutenant Carrick for Mark IX and X 2 Pdr anti tank weapons. Also includes instructions fo...PR84/290
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Cavanough, Mike (Driver)
Manuscript
Maker: Cavanough, Mike
Humorous autobiographical account titled "What some daddies did in the war", describing his enlistment in the second AIF, posting to Malaya, outbreak of war with Japan, the defence of Malaya and later...MSS1236
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Chalker, Jack Bridger
Private Record
Maker: Brazil, Rob Chalker, Jack Commonwealth of Australia Kan, Willem C 'Wim' Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville
A collection of papers and sketches c 1942-1945 some of which are the work of Jack Bridger Chalker comprising: a typed copy of the Prisoner of War ( POW) working party list for Havelock Road Labour Ca...PR03008
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CHANGI, SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 1942. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE INCIDENT, ...
Photograph
CHANGI, SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 1942. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE INCIDENT, IN WHICH OVER 15,000 BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN POWS WERE CONFINED IN THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE AFTER R...P00077.019
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CHANGI, SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 1942. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE INCIDENT, ...
Photograph
CHANGI, SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 1942. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE INCIDENT, IN WHICH OVER 15,000 BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN POWS WERE CONFINED IN THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE AFTER R...P00077.018
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Charlton, Arthur Walton
Private Record
Maker: Charlton, Arthur Walton
Transcript of personal diary and collection of poerty of Arthur Walton Charlton, an Australian soldier with the 2/19 Battalion.PR01414
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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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Childs, Norman L (Civilian)
Private Record
Maker: Childs, Norman L
Diary (14 pages) written 20 January 1946 by Norman L Childs who served with RAF Transport Command in Australia during Second World War, describing his final flight from Adelaide base in Australia to ...PR03072
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Chippendale, John William (b: 1919 - d: 2009)
Manuscript
Maker: Chippendale, John William
16 page typed memoir titled 'My time', written in 1997 by NX49101 Signalman (Sig) John William Chippendale, 8 Corps of Signals who was interned as a prisoner of war of the Japanese from 1942 until 194...MSS2114
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Cinesound Review 1. Wavell and Pownell in Malaya 2. Jap plane in Singapore
Film
Maker: Cinesound
1. (28 sec) Malaya, General Sir Archibald Wavell, Allied Supreme Commander SWPA meets with General Sir Henry Pownell, British Commander in Chief Singapore (See also F01160 Department of Information u...F00833
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Clarke, Hugh Vincent (Bombardier, b.1919 - d.1996)
Private Record
Maker: Clarke, Hugh Vincent
Collection of five items relating to QX17307 Hugh Vincent Clarke who served with 2/10 Field Regiment and was a prisoner of war during the Second World War. Wallet 1 of 1 - comprises typescript copi...3DRL/6919
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Clarke, Lindsay Arthur (Bonnie) (Gunner, b.1918 - d.1943)
Private Record
Maker: Clarke, Lindsay Arthur
Related to the Second World War service of QX15591 Gunner Lindsay Arthur (Bonnie) Clarke 2/10 Field Regiment and POW. Handwritten original letter written from Malaya by Gunner Bonnie to his nephew Les...PR04897
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1.Clifford, Leslie Edward Stuart (Signalman, b: 1901) 2.Bowyer-Smyth, Sir Philip Weyland (Commodore, b: 1894 d. 1978)
Manuscript
Maker: Clifford, Leslie Edward Stuart
Collection relating to the Second World War service of J90808 M602 Signalman Leslie Edward Stuart Clifford, HMAS Stuart, and Captain Sir Philip Weyland Bowyer-Smyth, HMAS Perth, 1941. Wallet 1 of 1 -...MSS1226
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Cole, Lewis Stanley (Corporal, b.1915 - d.?)
Manuscript
Maker: Cole, Lewis Stanley
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX30682 Corporal (Cpl) Lewis Stanley Cole. Collection consists of an 11 page typed memoir written by Cole in his later life. It describes his e...MSS2188
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Colin Wellesley Lindeman, 75 Squadron RAAF, interviewed by Ed Stokes for the Keith Murdoch Sound Archive of Australia in the War of 1939-45
Sound
Maker: Lindeman, Colin Wellesley Stokes, Edward
Discussing pre-war employment; Air Force training; posting as reinforcement to 21 Squadron; Singapore; casualty rates; formation of 76 Squadron; comparison of Zeros and Kittyhawks in combat; posting t...S00548
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Collection of cigarette papers: Ron Pilkington, British Army
Heraldry
Collection of 29 colourful cigarette paper packets and papers of various brands. Two have manufacture dates of 1940 and 1941.AWM2019.404.1
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Collins, Jack Edward (Lance Sergeant, b.1922)
Private Record
Maker: Collins, Jack Edward
Collection related to the Second World War service of VX71712 Lance Sergeant John Collins, Z Special Unit. Collection consists of a card with warship identification silhouettes; a booklet titled 'A B...PR89/151
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Colonel A Derham
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Depicts a portrait of Colonel Alfred Plumley Derham (VX13486), MC, ED, Assistant Director Medical Services. He had served in the First World War. Taken prisoner-of-war by the Japanese at Singapore, 19...ART26429
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Colonel Edward Holmes
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Depicts a portrait of British Lieutenant Colonel Edward Barclay Holmes, MC, commander of British and Australian troops, after the departure of General Percival from Changi in August 1942.ART26430
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Commemorative sign : 5th Infantry Divison, Imperial Japanese Army, 1942
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White painted sign made from four wooden planks, assembled wide (top), narrow, wide, narrow (bottom). The sides of the upper plank have been sawn at an angle to form two sloping shoulders. The sign is...RELAWM27472
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Convalescent soldiers at 2/14 Australian General Hospital
Art
Maker: Buckmaster, Ernest
Ernest Buckmaster was born in Hawthorn, Melbourne on July 3 1897. After being rejected for military service due to his physical frailty Buckmaster attended the National Gallery Art School from 1918-24...ART23378
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1. Copelin, Thomas Francis (Frank) (Gunner, b.1914) 2. Copelin Harold Victor (Gunner, d.1945)
Private Record
Maker: Unknown
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX9699 Gunner Thomas Francis (Frank) Copelin, 2/10 Australian Field Regiment, 1940-1946, and QX9698 Gunner Harold Victor Copelin, 2/10 Australian...PR91/036
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Corporal Geoffrey John Walter Bingham
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Depicts a portrait of Corporal Geoffrey John Walter Bingham (NX51770), DCM, 8 Division signals. Taken prisoner-of-war by the Japanese at Singapore. Bingham was awarded his Distinguished Conduct Medal...ART26453
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Cuthbert, Robert Henry (Captain, b.1917 - d.2006)
Private Record
Maker: Cuthbert, Robert Henry
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 133220 Captain Robert Henry Cuthbert, 196 Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps, Singapore, Burma-Thai Railway, and the United Kingdom, 1942-...PR03307
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Deakin, Charles Cecil (Lieutenant Colonel, 5/2nd Punjab Regt)
Private Record
Maker: Deakin, Charles Cecil
PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF EVENTS FROM THE SLIM RIVER ACTION UNTIL BEING TAKEN PRISONER BY THE JAPANESE. VERY DETAILED ACCOUNT - PREPARED FOR USE BY OFFICIAL HISTORIAN3DRL/1999
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de Little, Alan Giblin (Lieutenant, b.1913 - d.2003)
Private Record
Maker: Australian Military Forces De Little, Alan Giblin Various
Collection relating to the Second World War service of TX4314 Lieutenant Alan Giblin de Little, Audit Section Admin HQ, Malaya, 1941-45. Collection consists of service documents for Lieutenant de Litt...AWM2016.52.1
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Dodd, Francis W G (Private, 2/3rd Ord Store Coy, AIF d.1943)
Private Record
Maker: Dodd, Francis W G
DIARY WITH BRIEF ENTRIES AND NOTES KEPT ON EMBARKATION AND CAPTURE IN SINGAPORE BY JAPANESE. OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING DEATH IN THAI PRISON CAMP OF PTE DODD. CERTIFICATE OF DISCHARGE FROM CITI...PR86/344
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Donaldson, Ivan John (Private, b.1915 - d.1990)
Private Record
Maker: Donaldson, Ivan John
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX39253 Private Ivan John Donaldson, 85 Light Aid Detachment, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Malaya, and Korea, 1941-1945. Wallet ...PR04296
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Douglas, Neville Ford 'Bill' (Lieutenant, b.1920 - d.2004)
Private Record
Maker: Douglas, Neville Ford 'Bill'
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX52477 Lieutenant Neville Ford 'Bill' Douglas, 2/19 Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force. Collection contains: diaries, four vo...PR03559
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Dr Donald Dowie as a Flight Lieutenant, 1 Squadron, Second World War, interviewed by Dr John Mitchell
Sound
Maker: Dowie, Donald Alexander Mitchell, John
649 Flight Lieutenant Donald Alexander (Don) Dowie, 1 Squadron, relates his experiences as a prisoner of war (POW) in H Force. This is one of 21 interviews conducted by Dr John Mitchell, relating expe...S01508
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Dr Redmond Sheedy as a Sergeant, 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Second World War, interviewed by Dr John Mitchell
Sound
Maker: Sheedy, Redmond Stuart Parnell Mitchell, John
SX5435 Sergeant Redmond Stuart Parnell Sheedy, 2/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, relates his experiences as a prisoner of war (POW) in H Force. This is one of 21 interviews conducted by Dr John Mitchell, r...S01506
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Drummond, Alexander Hatton
Manuscript
Maker: Drummond, Alexander Hatton Williams, Jo
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX52775 Private (Pte) Alexander Hatton Drummond, who served with 2/29 Australian Infantry Battalion and became a prisoner of war (POW) of the Jap...MSS1530
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Dugan, George (Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Dugan, George A
Typescript memoir entitled "My War Experiences" by Sergeant Dugan. Orginally recorded on audio tapes, transcribed by Mr Hugh Campbell.PR00842
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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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Duncan, Ian Lovell (Captain, b.1915 - d.1994), AM
Private Record
Maker: Duncan, Ian Lovell
(1) Copy of medical record book dated 1 April 1943 to 24 January 1944, raised in Thailand. (2) Copy of documents from the back of the above book dated 1944/45. (3) Copy of Hospital Record Book III, da...PR86/276
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Dunlop, Sir Ernest Edward 'Weary' (Lieutenant Colonel, b.1907 - d.1993)
Private Record
Maker: Dunlop, Ernest Edward 'Weary'
The papers of Sir Ernest Edward Dunlop document his life from 1922 to 1993 and cover his personal life, education, military and prisoner of war experiences and related post-war concerns, his medical c...PR00926
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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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Dyring, Alfred Edgar (Warrant Officer, b.1921 - d.2011)
Private Record
Maker: Dyring, Alfred Edgar
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 15577 Warrant Officer Alfred Edgar ‘Eddie’ Dyring, 2 Squadron and 1 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, 2003. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consi...PR05695
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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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Ed Attridge
Art
Maker: Pugh, Clifton
A profile sketch of the chairman of the Gallipoli task force, Ed Attridge, drawn on route from Singapore to Istanbul. Pugh was appointed official war artist for the 75th Anniversary of the Gallipoli l...ART29507
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Eddison, W H Mrs (nee Mills)
Private Record
Maker: Eddison, Marion Louisa Osbaldeston Mills
Collection relating to Mrs W H Eddison (nee Mills), of Canberra, First World War, Second World War and Korean War. Collection comprises three letters. One is written by Mrs W H Eddison to her son, N...PR03468
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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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Edna Nell Doig as a member of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), the Royal Australian Army Nursing Service (RAANS) and the Royal Australian Army Nursing Corps (RAANC), 1939-1970, interviewed by Jan Bassett
Sound
Maker: Bassett, Jan Doig, Edna Nell
Early life; commenced civilian nursing training in 1933; joined army in December 1939; attached to 2/2nd Australian General Hospital (AGH) at Ingleburn NSW; left Australia 5 May 1940 on the SS Queen M...S01813