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AUSTRALIA, 1942. GROUP PORTRAIT OF TWENTY MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS ...

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AUSTRALIA, 1942. GROUP PORTRAIT OF TWENTY MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS (RAAOC), 8 DIVISION AIF WHO ESCAPED FROM SINGAPORE ON 1942-02-15 UNDER LIEUTENANT KEN R. KING. THEY MADE T...

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1945-09. AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (AANS) NURSES OF THE 2/13TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL ...

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1945-09. AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (AANS) NURSES OF THE 2/13TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL AT A HOMECOMING CELEBRATION. THEY HAD BEEN POW'S OF THE JAPANESE IN SUMATRA FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS....

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AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL SHIP MANUNDA, WOOLLOOMOOLOO. 1945-10-25. MAJOR GENERAL PLANT, GOC NSW L OF C ...

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AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL SHIP MANUNDA, WOOLLOOMOOLOO. 1945-10-25. MAJOR GENERAL PLANT, GOC NSW L OF C AREA, TALKING TO NURSES WHO WERE RELEASED FROM PW CAMP IN SUMATRA, ON BOARD SHORTLY AFTER ARRIVAL.

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AWM54 627/5/5 PART 17 - [Services Reconnaissance Department - Malaya and Singapore:] 11 August 1944, Conditions in Enemy Occupied Territories, Summary No 4 - I Sumatra; II Siam; III French Indo-China; IV Hong Kong, Canton and Macao and Kwangtung

Digitised Collection

Maker: Department of Defence

AWM2018.8.390

AWM54 627/5/5 PART 13 - [Services Reconnaissance Department - Malaya and Singapore:] 6 October 1944, Conditions in Enemy Occupied Territories, Summary No 8 - I Sumatra; II Hong Kong, Canton, Macao and Kwangtung

Digitised Collection

Maker: Department of Defence

AWM2018.8.389

Bridge playing cards : H van Gelder, Dutch internee

Heraldry

Maker: Gelder, Herman van

Set of 52 small playing cards made from the cardboard box of a packet of US manufactured 'Piedmont' cigarettes. The cardboard has been roughly torn into pieces of approximately equal size, and marked ...

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Button embroidered with flowers : Mrs C M Levison (nee Touw), civil internee

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Maker: Unknown

Small fabric covered button with embroidered cotton flowers. There are seven flowers in all. One of each, in red, purple, light green, dark blue, orange, light blue, and yellow. The reverse side of th...

REL25336

CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-03. TROOPS OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY SOON SETTLE ...

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Maker: Stuckey, Norman Bradford

CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-03. TROOPS OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY SOON SETTLE DOWN TO SHIPBOARD LIFE. THIS BEING THEIR THIRD DEPARTURE FROM AUSTRALIA. THE UNIT HAS SERVED IN THE MIDD...

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CHANGI AREA, SINGAPORE. 1945-10-01. A CONCERT, GIVEN BY GRACIE FIELDS FOR A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN ...

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Maker: Buchanan, Robert John

CHANGI AREA, SINGAPORE. 1945-10-01. A CONCERT, GIVEN BY GRACIE FIELDS FOR A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN EX PRISONERS OF WAR AND NURSES, WAS HELD AT THE FORMER RESIDENCE OF THE JAPANESE GENERAL SAITO. LEFT TO ...

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Compressed fibre identity discs : Sister J K Greer, 2/10 Australian General Hospital

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Maker: Unknown

Pair of compressed fibre, standard issue, identity discs, one round and one octagonal. Both are impressed in obverse 'NX70937 J.K. GREER C.E.' and in the reverse 'O 4'. The round disc has a single hol...

REL/11816.002

Cribbage Board : Sister W E F Oram, 2/13 Australian General Hospital, AIF

Heraldry

Maker: Young, Wilma Elizabeth Forster

Handmade wooden cribbage board roughly cut from a length of timber planking. The upper and lower sides bear the remains of a coat of lime wash. The upper side only has traditionally grouped sets of pe...

REL30999

Crocheted beret : Captain W E F Oram, 13 Australian General Hospital

Heraldry

Maker: Young, Wilma Elizabeth Forster

Red and cream cotton 'string' crocheted beret. Beret is red with two circular white stripes, each two rows wide, on the crown.

REL/12523

DARWIN, NT. MV KRAIT, LENGTH 70' DIESEL ENGINED, SPEED 6 1/2 KNOTS, RANGE 8000 MILES. FORMERLY ...

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DARWIN, NT. MV KRAIT, LENGTH 70' DIESEL ENGINED, SPEED 6 1/2 KNOTS, RANGE 8000 MILES. FORMERLY THE PROPERTY OF A JAPANESE FISHING FIRM IN SINGAPORE. AFTER THE FALL OF SINGAPORE, SHE WAS EMPLOYED IN TH...

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Embroidered matting notebook cover : Mrs C M Levison (nee Touw), civil internee

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Dustjacket-style notebook cover made from the remains of a 'tikar' (pronounced teeker) or woven sleeping mat. The matting is aligned obliquely and is possibly made from strips of pandanus leaves. The ...

REL25331

Fountain Pen used by Sister J K Greer while she was a prisoner of war of the Japanese

Heraldry

Maker: Mabie Todd & Co Ltd

Olive green, brown, cream and red marbled "Swan" self-filler fountain pen with gold Swan nib. Lid has a white metal pocket slide. Manufacture's trademark and name are impressed into the body of the p...

REL/11816.004

George Medal: Staff Nurse M I Anderson, Australian Army Nursing Service

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

George Medal suspended from female recipient's ribbon bow.

REL24178.001

Grey tropical ward dress : Sister J K Greer, 2/10 Australian General Hospital

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Grey cesarine tropical pattern ward dress, custom made by a Singapore tailor. Front opening dress has open neck collar, short sleeves, front and back yoke, and five vertical rows of tucks on either s...

REL/11816.001

Grey tropical working dress : Staff Nurse V Bullwinkel, 2/13 Australian General Hospital

Heraldry

Maker: Pioneer Uniform Service

Grey cotton, open-necked, short sleeved tropical pattern dress with plain dark brown shoulder straps for a staff nurse. The colour is faded, but the original dark grey can be seen on the inside seams ...

REL/06376.001

Hand knitted socks : Captain W E F Oram, 13 Australian General Hospital

Heraldry

Maker: Young, Wilma Elizabeth Forster

Pair of ankle socks hand knitted from cream and red cotton 'string'. Cream socks are knitted in stocking stitch with open work insteps. The top of each sock is knitted in cream ribbing surmounted by...

REL/12522

Hand knitted vest : Captain W E F Oram, 13 Australian General Hospital

Heraldry

Maker: Young, Wilma Elizabeth Forster

Woman's hand knitted, rust coloured sleeveless vest made from cotton 'string'. Body of vest is knitted in moss stitch while the neck and armhole edges, and basque, are ribbed.

REL/12524

Homecoming of Australian Army Nursing Service members

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Maker: The Advertiser Krischok Photo

Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) members C Jean (Jenny) Ashton of the 2/13th Australian General Hospital (2/13 AGH) and E Mavis Hannah of the 2/4th Casualty Clearing Station (2/4 CCS) at a homec...

P00431.001

Identity card : Sister J K Greer, 2/10 Australian General Hospital

Heraldry

Maker: British Red Cross Society, London

British Red Cross identity certificate for Army, Navy and Airforce personnel. Printed in red and filled in in typescript '14 Dec. 41 NX70937 S/Nurse GREER Jean Keers 10 AUST.GEN.HOSPITAL.'. Signed by ...

REL/11816.008

Informal group portrait of members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) at a homecoming ...

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Informal group portrait of members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) at a homecoming celebration. Sister (Sr) Vivian Bullwinkel, 2/13th Australian General Hospital (2/13 AGH), second from ...

P00431.002

Japanese Soldier Doll 'Bully' : Sister A B Jeffrey, 2/10 Australian General Hospital

Heraldry

Maker: Smith, Valrie Elizabeth

Soft doll made to represent a Japanese guard nick-named 'Bully' at a prison camp for women near Loebek Linggau in Sumatra. It was been fashioned from part of a stolen Japanese soldier's khaki coloured...

REL/11877

LIBERATED ALLIED AND AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR FROM PALEMBANG, SUMATRA, RELATE THEIR EXPERIENCE ...

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LIBERATED ALLIED AND AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR FROM PALEMBANG, SUMATRA, RELATE THEIR EXPERIENCE TO A BRITISH WAR CORRESPONDENT IN SINGAPORE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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[Map of Sibolga and surrounding area, north Sumatra]

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Maker: US Army Map Service

Several joined sheets adhered to linen to form a topographical map covering the area around the city of Sibolga, north Sumatra. Scale 1:250,000. Shows the Indian Ocean coastline, outlying islands and ...

AWM2022.10.64

[Map of the area between Bukittinggi and Pakanbaru, west Sumatra]

Digitised Collection

Maker: US Army Map Service

Several joined sheets adhered to linen forming a topographical map covering the area between Bukittingi and Pakabaru, West Sumatra. Scale 1:250,000. Shows administrative boundaries, populated places, ...

AWM2022.10.59

Matron Vivian Bullwinkel

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Maker: Bourne, Shirley

Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel AO, MBE, ARRC, ED (1915-2000) served with the 8th Division’s 2/13th Australian General Hospital. She was the sole survivor of the infamous Banka Island massacre an...

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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-15. MEMBERS OF NO. 1 SQUADRON RAAF AT THEIR REUNION DINNER HELD IN THE ...

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Maker: Herald Newspaper

MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-15. MEMBERS OF NO. 1 SQUADRON RAAF AT THEIR REUNION DINNER HELD IN THE HOTEL AUSTRALIA. THIS SQUADRON WAS STATIONED AT KOTA BHARU, KELANTAN, MALAYA, WHEN THE JAPANESE FORCES IN...

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Member of the Order of the British Empire (Civil) : Captain W R Reynolds, Merchant Navy

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Member of the Order of the British Empire (Civil). Unnamed as issued.

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Memories

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Maker: Williams, Bernadine

This work records the experiences of a former civilian Prisoner of War. Bernadine Williams (nee Schwartz) was one of thousands of Dutch civilians placed in internment camps following the Japanese inva...

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NFX 70937 Sister Jean Greer, of 2/10 Australian General Hospital recuperating after her release ...

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Maker: Unknown

NFX 70937 Sister Jean Greer, of 2/10 Australian General Hospital recuperating after her release in a hospital bed after her release from Belalau, a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) camp outside Loebok L...

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NFX70449 Sister Jess Doyle, of 2/10 Australian General Hospital sitting up in a hospital bed ...

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Maker: Unknown

NFX70449 Sister Jess Doyle, of 2/10 Australian General Hospital sitting up in a hospital bed after her release from Belalau, a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) camp outside Loebok Linggau, Sumatra. She ...

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OFF SUMATRA, 1942-02. A BRITISH SHIP, THE EMPRESS OF ASIA, BURNING AFTER AN ATTACK BY NINE ...

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OFF SUMATRA, 1942-02. A BRITISH SHIP, THE EMPRESS OF ASIA, BURNING AFTER AN ATTACK BY NINE JAPANESE DIVE BOMBERS. SHE WAS ONE OF THE LAST CONVOYS SENT TO SINGAPORE BEFORE ITS FALL ON 1942-02-15. ALL T...

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OFF SUMATRA, 1942-02. A BRITISH SHIP, THE EMPRESS OF ASIA, BURNING AFTER AN ATTACK BY NINE ...

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OFF SUMATRA, 1942-02. A BRITISH SHIP, THE EMPRESS OF ASIA, BURNING AFTER AN ATTACK BY NINE JAPANESE DIVE BOMBERS. SHE WAS ONE OF THE LAST CONVOYS SENT TO SINGAPORE BEFORE ITS FALL ON 1942-02-15. ALL T...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02. A light tank MkV1B from a Light Tank ...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02. A light tank MkV1B from a Light Tank Squadron of the 3rd Hussars, British Army, on the wharf. The unit had disembarked on 1942-02-14 at the port w...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Members of the Royal Air Force armed ...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Members of the Royal Air Force armed with tommy guns wait on the deck of the corvette HMAS Ballarat as she moves alongside and is secured to th...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-17. Port facilities destroyed to deny their ...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-17. Port facilities destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese. In the background smoke and dust rise from buildings whose walls and roofs were de...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Port facilities destroyed to deny their ...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Port facilities destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese. Clouds of smoke rise in the background behind the debris of buildings with their r...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Port facilities destroyed to deny their ...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Port facilities destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese as viewed across the water from the RAN ships which evacuated the port. Thick cloud...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Port facilities destroyed to deny their ...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Port facilities destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese as viewed across the water from the RAN ships which evacuated the port. Thick cloud...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Port facilities destroyed to deny their ...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Port facilities destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese as viewed across the water from the RAN ships which evacuated the port. Clouds of s...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Starboard side view of HMAS Ballarat and ...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-20. Starboard side view of HMAS Ballarat and valuable equipment, including aircraft and technical spares, being loaded on board. The corvette went ...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-17. View from the bridge of HMAS Burnie, ...

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Oosthaven, Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies. 1942-02-17. View from the bridge of HMAS Burnie, berthed alongside the Oosthaven port facilities which were destroyed to deny their use by the Japanese. In...

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Otake, Japan. 1946-10. Repatriated Japanese soldiers, of the Imperial Japanese Army, aboard a ...

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Otake, Japan. 1946-10. Repatriated Japanese soldiers, of the Imperial Japanese Army, aboard a landing craft after arriving from Sumatra. They were on their way to the Otake Repatriation Centre.

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Otake, Japan. 1946-10. Repatriated Japanese soldiers, of the Imperial Japanese Army, disembark ...

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Otake, Japan. 1946-10. Repatriated Japanese soldiers, of the Imperial Japanese Army, disembark from a landing craft on arrival from Sumatra. They were then taken to the Otake Repatriation Centre.

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Otake, Japan. 1946-10. Repatriated Japanese soldiers, of the Imperial Japanese Army, disembark ...

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Otake, Japan. 1946-10. Repatriated Japanese soldiers, of the Imperial Japanese Army, disembark from a landing craft on arrival from Sumatra. They were then taken to the Otake Repatriation Centre.

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Otake, Japan. 1946-10. Repatriated Japanese soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army march to the ...

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Otake, Japan. 1946-10. Repatriated Japanese soldiers of the Imperial Japanese Army march to the Otake Repatriation Centre on their arrival from Sumatra.

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Padang, Sumatra. RAAF flight to evacuate allied civilian internees to Singapore. A group of ...

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Padang, Sumatra. RAAF flight to evacuate allied civilian internees to Singapore. A group of internees stand beside the No 34 Squadron aircraft which was to transport them to Singapore. Fourth from lef...

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Painted ceramic bowl used by Sister J E Simons while she was a prisoner of war of the Japanese

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Glazed white, native Indonesian ware ceramic bowl, decorated with hand painted blue and green lines inside the bowl, and with blue lines and a green and pink floral pattern on the outside.

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Pair hand made wooden clogs : Captain W E F Oram, 13 Australian General Hospital

Heraldry

Maker: Young, Wilma Elizabeth Forster

Pair of roughly carved wooden clogs with rubberised fabric toe straps nailed on to each side. One clog is missing its strap and has only the remnants of it attached to the right side, although the nai...

REL/12520

Pair of wooden clogs : Sister W E F Oram, 2/13 Australian General Hospital, AIF

Heraldry

Maker: Young, Wilma Elizabeth Forster

Pair of handmade wooden clogs known as 'trompers'. Each toe has a brown rubberised canvas strap attached with wire 'nails'. One strap has broken away. The heel of each clog is marked in pencil on the ...

REL31000

PAKANBARU, SUMATRA, 1945-09-17. RAAF FLIGHT TO EVACUATE PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) OF THE JAPANESE ...

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PAKANBARU, SUMATRA, 1945-09-17. RAAF FLIGHT TO EVACUATE PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) OF THE JAPANESE TO SINGAPORE. THE FIRST GROUP OF POWS ARE ON STRETCHERS AT THE AIRSTRIP.

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PAKANBARU, SUMATRA, 1945-09-17. RAAF FLIGHT TO EVACUATE PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) OF THE JAPANESE ...

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Maker: Underwood

PAKANBARU, SUMATRA, 1945-09-17. RAAF FLIGHT TO EVACUATE PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) OF THE JAPANESE TO SINGAPORE. HERE THE CREW HAVE UNLOADED THE SUPPLIES FROM THEIR DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA NUMBERED A65-42 AIR...

P01027.001

Pencil : Sister A B Jeffrey, Australian Army Nursing Service

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Stub of yellow pencil with some manufacturer's markings visible along one side. At the end is scratched the first letters of the owner's name 'JEFFR'.

REL28953

Perspex bracelet : R van Gelder, Dutch internee

Heraldry

Maker: Gelder, Herman van

Hand made bracelet manufactured from small pieces of perspex, (taken from the glazing of destroyed aircraft ) and from small brass crowns and eagles which may originally have been part of RAF or RAAF ...

REL33252

Photo in wooden frame of family of Lieutenant Colonel A E Coates, 2/10 Australian General Hospital

Heraldry

Maker: Coates, Albert Ernest

Rectangular plywood frame with each corner painted in black to resemble photo mounts, and 'HOME' painted in black along the lower edge. The borders of the frame have been edged with red pencil which h...

REL/18564

Plaque commemorating the losses of 35 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment in Malaya, Sumatra and Java, 1941 - 42

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Wood and aluminium plaque commemorating the losses of 35 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, in Malaya, Sumatra and Java 1941-42. The aluminium panel, which is attached to the timber plaque...

REL29110

Portrait of TFX6012 Lieutenant Wilhemina Rosalie Raymont, 2/4th Casualty Clearing Station (2/4th ...

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Portrait of TFX6012 Lieutenant Wilhemina Rosalie Raymont, 2/4th Casualty Clearing Station (2/4th CCS), Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). She was one of sixty five Australian nurses and over 250 ...

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Powder Puff : Sister D S Gardam, 2/4 Casualty Clearing Station

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Pale green swansdown powder puff with a matching pale green grosgrain tab, contained in a green paper wrapping.

REL/13737

QFX22911 Sister Eileen Short, of 2/10 Australian General Hospital recuperating after her release ...

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Maker: Unknown

QFX22911 Sister Eileen Short, of 2/10 Australian General Hospital recuperating after her release in a hospital bed after her release from Belalau, a Japanese prisoner of war (POW) camp outside Loebok ...

P01015.007

Red Cross brassard : Staff Nurse V Bullwinkel, 2/13 Australian General Hospital

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

White cotton drill brassard with an appliqued red wool felt cross in the centre. The brassard fastens with a white metal two chape buckle. Worn on the left sleeve of grey tropical summer dress REL/063...

REL/06376.003

SABANG, SUMATRA. 1944-04-19. PANORAMA OF STRIP AND WATERFRONT TAKEN FROM A BOMBER ON ITS WAY HOME ...

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Maker: Robinson, R A

SABANG, SUMATRA. 1944-04-19. PANORAMA OF STRIP AND WATERFRONT TAKEN FROM A BOMBER ON ITS WAY HOME AFTER THE RAID. OIL TANKS CAN BE SEEN BURNING.

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SANGARA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-08. MR C. NICHOLAS, ASSISTANT MANAGER, SANGARA RUBBER PLANTATION. HE ...

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SANGARA, NEW GUINEA, 1945-07-08. MR C. NICHOLAS, ASSISTANT MANAGER, SANGARA RUBBER PLANTATION. HE WAS BORN IN SUMATRA AND FORMERLY WORKED ON THE GOODYEAR PLANTATION AT SUMATRA. WITH HIS PARENTS AND OT...

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Shark Zero Two coming home

Art

Maker: Hanley, Peter

The Australian Naval Sea King helicopter, call sign Shark Zero Two, coming in to land on the HMAS Kanimbla. This crew of this helicopter were involved in the operation Sumatra Assist and were providi...

ART92744

Shoe polish tin with decorative painted finish : Mrs C M Levison (nee Touw), civil internee

Heraldry

Maker: Levison, Corina Maria

English 'Nugget' brand shoe polish tin. The whole exterior of the tin has been painted chocolate brown. The lid has been further decorated with a spray of flowers and foliage in folk art style. Flower...

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Shoulder strap : Lieutenant W E F Oram, 2/13 Australian General Hospital, AIF

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Brown wool shoulder strap, lined with brown cotton bearing oxidised rank insignia for a lieutenant and a curved 'AUSTRALIA' title. The strap was originally secured to the uniform by a button and two p...

REL30997

SINGAPORE, 1945-09. NURSES FROM 2/10TH AND 2/13TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL AND ONE SURVIVOR ...

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SINGAPORE, 1945-09. NURSES FROM 2/10TH AND 2/13TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL AND ONE SURVIVOR (SISTER MAVIS HANNAH) FROM THE 4TH CASUALTY CLEARING STATION, ABOARD THE VYNER BROOKE WHEN IT SANK. AFTER...

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SINGAPORE, 1945-09-18. RAAF FLIGHT TO EVACUATE PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) OF THE JAPANESE FROM ...

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SINGAPORE, 1945-09-18. RAAF FLIGHT TO EVACUATE PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) OF THE JAPANESE FROM SUMATRA. POWS ON STRETCHERS ARE BEING UNLOADED FROM THE DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA AIRCRAFT.

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SINGAPORE, 1945-09-18. RAAF FLIGHT TO EVACUATE PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) OF THE JAPANESE FROM ...

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SINGAPORE, 1945-09-18. RAAF FLIGHT TO EVACUATE PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) OF THE JAPANESE FROM SUMATRA. POWS ON STRETCHERS ARE BEING UNLOADED FROM THE DOUGLAS C47 DAKOTA AIRCRAFT.

P01027.004

Sisters of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), 2/4th Casualty Clearing Station, 8th Division atTangong, Singapore.

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Maker: Emmett, J D

Sisters of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), 2/4th Casualty Clearing Station, 8th Division. Left to right, back row: Hulda Millicent “Millie” Maria Dorsch (SFX10597), died Banka Island 14 Fe...

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Small kit bag : Sister A B Jeffrey, Australian Army Nursing Service

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Khaki drawstring bag made of one length of cloth folded over and sewn up the sides. The words 'V.F.X. 53059 LIEUT. A.B.JEFFREY.' are written with blue ink on the front. On the back at the top is writt...

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Specimen clasp 'S.E. ASIA 1945 - 46' for Naval General Service Medal 1915 - 1962

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

Specimen clasp 'S.E. ASIA 1945 - 46' for the Naval General Service Medal 1915 - 1962.

REL31542

1939-45 Star : Sister J K Greer, Australian Army Nursing Service

Heraldry

Maker: Unknown

1939-45 Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.

REL32722.001

SUMATRA, 1944-04-19. ALLIED AIR ATTACK ON THE HARBOUR AT SABANG SHOWING AN OIL TANK WELL ALIGHT. ...

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SUMATRA, 1944-04-19. ALLIED AIR ATTACK ON THE HARBOUR AT SABANG SHOWING AN OIL TANK WELL ALIGHT. SUPPLIES WERE BEING DISPERSED TO THE REAR.

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Sumatra. 1945. Imprisoned Australian troops released in Sumatra shown carrying the food ...

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Sumatra. 1945. Imprisoned Australian troops released in Sumatra shown carrying the food containers used to transport food to the prisoners. The food was almost inedible. Left to right: Sergeant F. Bro...

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SUMATRA, INDONESIA, MID 1920. THE FIRST SINGLE ENGINED AEROPLANE FLIGHT FROM GREAT BRITAIN TO ...

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SUMATRA, INDONESIA, MID 1920. THE FIRST SINGLE ENGINED AEROPLANE FLIGHT FROM GREAT BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA BY RAY PARER AND JOHN MCINTOSH. THIS PHOTO SHOWS A NATIVE HOLDING AN IMPLEMENT USED FOR FISH-TRA...

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SUMATRA- JAVA, INDONESIA, MID 1920. THE FIRST SINGLE ENGINED AEROPLANE FLIGHT FROM GREAT BRITAIN ...

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SUMATRA- JAVA, INDONESIA, MID 1920. THE FIRST SINGLE ENGINED AEROPLANE FLIGHT FROM GREAT BRITAIN TO AUSTRALIA BY RAY PARER AND JOHN MCINTOSH. THE P.D. OVER TROPICAL CLOUDS.

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SUMATRA, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1942. 35342 AIRCRAFTMAN 1 RICHARD (DICK) MORRIS, RAAF (LEFT) ...

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SUMATRA, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. C. 1942. 35342 AIRCRAFTMAN 1 RICHARD (DICK) MORRIS, RAAF (LEFT) WITH TWO FRIENDS ON A STREET CORNER, UNDER A SIGN "AUSTRALIAN GOVT. COMMISSIONER...". (DONOR: M. AND L...

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SUMATRA, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945. SUPERINTENDENT I. C. SMITH, A WOMAN MEMBER OF THE ...

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SUMATRA, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1945. SUPERINTENDENT I. C. SMITH, A WOMAN MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN RED CROSS, WITH ALLIED AND AIF PRISONERS OF WAR LIBERATED FROM JAPANESE CAMPS IN SUMATRA. (NAVAL HI...

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