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FREMANTLE, WA. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE BRITISH SINGAPOREAN CARGO VESSEL SS KLANG, WHICH ...
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FREMANTLE, WA. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE BRITISH SINGAPOREAN CARGO VESSEL SS KLANG, WHICH ESCAPED FROM JAVA TO FREMANTLE IN CONVOY SJ.6 IN 1942-02. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)303496
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FREMANTLE, WA. C.1942-02. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE BRITISH PASSENGER VESSEL WARWICK CASTLE, ...
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FREMANTLE, WA. C.1942-02. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE BRITISH PASSENGER VESSEL WARWICK CASTLE, WHICH TRANSPORTED REINFORCEMENTS TO SINGAPORE IN 1942-02. NOTE THE 6 INCH GUN AFT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COL...304123
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Fremantle, WA, 1942-03. Members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), All staff of ...
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Fremantle, WA, 1942-03. Members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS), All staff of 2/10th Australian General Hospital, after their evacuation from Singapore in the cargo vessel Empire Star. F...P01117.011
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Friends and family wave banners of welcome at Woolloomooloo Wharf in the hope of catching the ...
Photograph
Maker: McQuillan, Ernest Mervyn
Friends and family wave banners of welcome at Woolloomooloo Wharf in the hope of catching the attention of returning members of the 8th Division as they disembark from the ship SS Largs Bay which brou...122083
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Frying rice cakes, Changi
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Two prisoners of war at the Changi camp frying rice cakes on a makeshift stove consisting of a metal plate , under a native style shelter. This is one of a small collection of works on paper by Murray...ART26489
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FUSAN, KOREA. 1942-10-24. BAGGAGE PARTY OF ENGLISH AND 8TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION TROOPS WHO WERE ...
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Maker: Unknown
FUSAN, KOREA. 1942-10-24. BAGGAGE PARTY OF ENGLISH AND 8TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION TROOPS WHO WERE CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE AT THE FALL OF SINGAPORE AND WHO HAVE BEEN TRANSPORTED FROM SINGAPORE IN THE PRI...041099
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FUSAN, KOREA. 1942-10-24. BAGGAGE PARTY OF PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE BROUGHT FROM ...
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Maker: Unknown
FUSAN, KOREA. 1942-10-24. BAGGAGE PARTY OF PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE BROUGHT FROM SINGAPORE IN THE PRISON SHIP "FUKKAI MARU", GETTING THE BAGGAGE ASHORE. THE PRISONERS ARE ENGLISH AND 8TH AUSTR...041098
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FUSAN, KOREA. 1942-10-24. LOOKING DOWN ON THE CROWDED DECK OF THE "FUKKAI MARU" A JAPANESE PRISON ...
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Maker: Unknown
FUSAN, KOREA. 1942-10-24. LOOKING DOWN ON THE CROWDED DECK OF THE "FUKKAI MARU" A JAPANESE PRISON SHIP WHICH HAS TRANSPORTED ENGLISH AND 8TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION PRISONERS OF WAR FROM SINGAPORE. THE PR...041097
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FUSAN, KOREA. 1942-10-24. OFFICERS AND SENIOR NCOS IN A PARTY OF ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS ...
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Maker: Unknown
FUSAN, KOREA. 1942-10-24. OFFICERS AND SENIOR NCOS IN A PARTY OF ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE AT THE FALL OF SINGAPORE AND NOW TRANSPORTED TO KOREA IN THE PRISON SH...041102
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FUSAN, KOREA. 1942-10-24. THE JAPANESE PRISON SHIP "FUKKAI MARU" TRANSPORTING BRITISH AND ...
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Maker: Unknown
FUSAN, KOREA. 1942-10-24. THE JAPANESE PRISON SHIP "FUKKAI MARU" TRANSPORTING BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR FROM SINGAPORE TO KOREA IS SHOWN TIED UP IMMEDIATELY BEFORE DISEMBARKATION OF THE ...041096
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General Service Medal (1962 -): Leading Aircraftsman G O Penny, RAAF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
General Service Medal (1962 - ) with clasp 'MALAYA PENINSULA'. Engraved around edge with recipient's details.REL35793.002
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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
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German Metallsammlung ring
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
German man's ring made of iron displaying an Iron Cross with a 'W' in the centre. Impressed in the inside of the band is 'Metallsammlung 1914'.REL33815
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German ring
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Men's ring made from German silver displaying an Iron Cross on a black enamel background. There are some faint markings on either side of the Iron Cross though they have been considerably worn down.REL33816
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Gian Singh (Indian Army)
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
One of the seven Indian prisoners-of-war of the Japanese who escaped while working on the airstrip at Wewak. Four died during their trek and the remaining three were found by Allied troops in poor hea...ART21630
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Gian Singh (Indian Army)
Art
Maker: Mainwaring, Geoffrey
Depicts a portrait of Gian Singh, taken prisoner by the Japanese at Singapore, a member of the Indian Army, was transported to New Guinea to work for the Japanese. A few of these soldiers were re-capt...ART21629
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851598 Gnr. Hill, E.J. - skin graft foot
Art
Maker: Chalker, Jack
Two feet, one before and the other after a skin graft. Jack Chalker was serving in the Royal Artillery when he was captured at the fall of Singapore. In October 1942 he was in a party sent to Thaila...ART90899
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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
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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
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Group portrait of men and women of the 2/4th Casualty Clearing Station (CCS). Identified in the ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Group portrait of men and women of the 2/4th Casualty Clearing Station (CCS). Identified in the second row are: (far left)TX5126 Corporal James Bevan Warland-Browne; (sixth from left) TFX2183 Staff Nu...P06266.001
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Gulf of Siam, Thailand. 1945-08-13. A Japanese coaster burning fiercely after an attack by an RAF ...
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Gulf of Siam, Thailand. 1945-08-13. A Japanese coaster burning fiercely after an attack by an RAF Liberator aircraft. Japanese shipping in the Gulf of Siam is being continuously attacked by RAF Sunder...SUK14571
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Handmade mug : Corporal J Howard, 2/15 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Howard, James
Drinking mug constructed with a soldered vertical lock seam and soldered handle, all made from stainless steel. Base is engraved 'E.W.B. / VX22206'. Scratched faintly adjacent to this is QX21513.REL34753
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Hand made playing card : Sapper F W Davis, 2/10 Field Company, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Davis, Francis William
Carboard panel cut from a green packet of WD & HO Wills 'Three Castles' cigarettes to the shape of a playing card. The obverse has been marked as the 10 of hearts, with the hearts coloured red.REL33537
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Hand made playing cards : Private R Henderson, 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Henderson, Robert G
Pack of 52 hand made playing cards made from the backs of 'Lancers' cigarette packets (manufactured by Douglas Rhodes & Co Ltd, London), with finely drawn traditional markings in black, red and yello...REL/06186
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Harry Smith strikes a light
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Portrait of Private Harry Smith, a prisoner of war at the Changi camp in Singapore, seated using flint, tinder and a spinning wheel, to strike a light for the cigarette held by another prisoner seated...ART24485
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Hello, Joe
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
A Chinese boy greeting a member of the 8th Australian Division in the manner universal to children in Malaya, the salutation 'Hello Joe!' accompanied by the 'thumbs up' sign. This was before the Japan...ART24479
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HMAS Perth fights to the last, 28th February, 1942
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Depicts HMAS Perth fighting her last battle on 28 February 1942. There were survivors of the sinking of HMAS Perth who were rescued and sent to Changi as prisoners of war, where Griffin, official war...ART24483
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Hold accommodation, en route Java to Singapore
Art
Maker: Parkin, Ray
A full hold of prisoners of war travelling in a ship from Java to Singapore. This print is included in a folio of dry points that were made from the original drawings that Ray Parkin entrusted to Wear...ART90933.012
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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
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Identity disc : Lieutenant A Y Ellerman, 2/29 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small rectangular aluminium identity disc with a 4 mm mounting hole. The disc is marked in black along the top with Japanese characters which translate as 'AUSTRALIAN OFFICER'. Impressed beneath these...REL31566
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Identity disc worn by civilian internee, Mrs A M Cuthbe, in Changi Prison
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Steel identity disc with a hole punched at each end. Divided down the centre by an impressed vertical line. On one side is the number '70', and on the other a Japanese character which translates as 'B...REL/08537
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Images copied from MSS1377
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SELARANG BARRACKS, SINGAPORE. C. 1943. AUSTRALIAN POWS HAULING A STRIPPED DOWN MILITARY TRUCK, LOADED WITH FIREWOOD FOR THEIR KITCHENS. (DONOR L. ARTHURSON).P01344.011
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Images copied from MSS1377
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Group portrait of the nursing staff of 2/13th Australian General Hospital. Identified, left to right, back row: VFX61331 Sister (Sr) Gladys Laura Hughes (taken prisoner of war (POW) following the sink...P01344.001
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Images copied from MSS1377
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SELARANG BARRACKS, SINGAPORE. 1942. THREE AUSTRALIAN POWS BESIDE MAKESHIFT TENTS IN THE SQUARE OF SELARANG BARRACKS DURING THE SELARANG BARRACKS INCIDENT. LEFT TO RIGHT: PRIVATE (PTE) W. E. "TINY" PAR...P01344.012
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Images copied from MSS1377
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ST PATRICK'S SCHOOL, SINGAPORE. 1941. MAJOR ARTHUR R. HOME, THE REGISTRAR OF THE 2/13TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL. (DONOR L. ARTHURSON).P01344.002
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Images copied from MSS1377
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SELARANG BARRACKS, SINGAPORE. C. 1943. AUSTRALIAN POWS HAULING A STRIPPED DOWN MILITARY TRUCK, LOADED WITH FIREWOOD FOR THEIR KITCHENS. (DONOR L. ARTHURSON).P01344.010
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Images copied from MSS1377
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ST PATRICK'S SCHOOL. GROUP PORTRAIT OF THE 2/13TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL CRICKET TEAM. SHOWN: PRIVATE (PTE) F. SUTTON; CORPORAL (CPL) B. FELL; CAPTAIN J. FREW; PADRE L. MARSDEN; VX57329 PTE MALCO...P01344.003
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Images copied from MSS1377
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SELARANG BARRACKS, SINGAPORE. 1942. TWO AUSTRALIAN POWS LOADING A CART WITH BOILERS OF COOKED RICE FROM ONE OF THE CAMP'S KITCHENS FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THEIR FELLOW POWS. (DONOR L. ARTHURSON).P01344.009
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Informal portrait of 23577 Able Seaman (AB) Robert Melville Mason, HMAS Yarra. AB Mason died in ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of 23577 Able Seaman (AB) Robert Melville Mason, HMAS Yarra. AB Mason died in hospital in Singapore on 15 February 1942, aged 20. He is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, P...P03169.003
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Informal portrait of two ex-prisoners of war of the Japanese soon after their arrival at the ...
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Informal portrait of two ex-prisoners of war of the Japanese soon after their arrival at the Changi gaol in Singapore from Thailand. Identified on the left is NX69312 Driver Allan Borley, 2/3 Motor Tr...117652
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Inscribed aluminium box, River Valley Camp, Singapore : Sapper FW Davis, 2/10 Field Company
Heraldry
Maker: Davis, Francis William
Small aluminium alloy box with separate lid. Lid has been inscribed with a bordered decoration consisting of a rising sun, over which is inscribed a variation of the returned from active service badge...REL33413
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Interior of St Paul's Church, Havelock Road Labour Camp, Singapore; verso: Exterior of St Paul's Church
Art
Maker: Chalker, Jack
Interior of St Paul's Church, with raftered roof, nave and pews. Verso: exterior of St Paul's Church, with grass roofed building, figure at right, and structual notes.ART91806
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Interior of the artist's hut, Havelock Road labour camp, Singapore
Art
Maker: Chalker, Jack
Seated figure in artist's hut looking out towards other hut interiors. The huts were one metre width per man. Chalker lived in the upper part of the hut, alive with bed bugs and lice. The hut was in H...ART91844
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JAPANESE BOMBS FIRE SOME NATIVE HOUSES IN SINGAPORE AREA. CHINESE OF THE AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS AND ...
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Maker: Unknown British Official Photographer
JAPANESE BOMBS FIRE SOME NATIVE HOUSES IN SINGAPORE AREA. CHINESE OF THE AIR RAID PRECAUTIONS AND AUXILIARY FIRE SERVICE QUICKLY GO INTO ACTION.011604
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Japanese civil internment camp at Jurong, Singapore
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...ART23384
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Japanese forces landing on Singapore Island.
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Maker: Unknown
Japanese forces landing on Singapore Island.129751
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Japanese Invasion Money Malaya 1 dollar note: Major L L Williams, 17 Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps
Technology
Maker: Japanese Armed Forces Yokohama Specie Bank
Japanese Invasion Money 1 dollar note for use in Malaya, series MO. The note is autographed on the reverse by numerous Allied servicemen including: NX70316 (N60129) Captain Adrian Herbert Curlewis and...RELC02669
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Japanese Katana : Imperial Japanese Army
Technology
Maker: Kanemune
Japanese Army officer's Shin-gunto sword. The hilt has standard fittings with cherry blossom menuki on each side of the handle under the binding. The tsuba (guard) is a good quality pierced type and t...REL28962
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JAPANESE TROOPS MARCH THROUGH THE CITY STREETS AFTER THE BRITISH SURRENDER THE PREVIOUS DAY.
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JAPANESE TROOPS MARCH THROUGH THE CITY STREETS AFTER THE BRITISH SURRENDER THE PREVIOUS DAY.127906
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Japanese Type 94 anti-aircraft binoculars : Major A C Smith, 1 Parachute Battalion
Technology
Maker: Tokyo Optical Machinery Company
Set of brass bodied anti-aircraft binoculars in a khaki finish with 45 degree inclined oculars. Supplied with central flip-up needle sight, a pair of brass mounting flanges to the outer side of each o...REL35079.001
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KAIMANA, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. C.1945-09. A PLATE ON BRITISH BOFORS GUN NO. 5575, THOUGHT TO HAVE ...
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KAIMANA, DUTCH NEW GUINEA. C.1945-09. A PLATE ON BRITISH BOFORS GUN NO. 5575, THOUGHT TO HAVE BEEN CAPTURED AT SINGAPORE AND BROUGHT TO KAIMANA WITH THE JAPANESE FORCES AS PART OF THEIR EQUIPMENT. (DO...133814
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KALLANG AERODROME, SINGAPORE, 1945-09-09. MEMBERS OF 8 AUST DIVISION, EX-PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE ...
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KALLANG AERODROME, SINGAPORE, 1945-09-09. MEMBERS OF 8 AUST DIVISION, EX-PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE, TAKING A KEEN INTEREST IN THE MELBOURNE HERALD FIRST AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER WHICH THEY HAVE SEE...116986
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Kallang airfield, Singapore. 1945-09-09. Captain N.F.Ellingham, Bearer Officer, 2/13th ...
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Kallang airfield, Singapore. 1945-09-09. Captain N.F.Ellingham, Bearer Officer, 2/13th Australian Field Ambulance attached to the 1st Australian Paratroop Battalion, disembarking from a Royal Austra...116980
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Kallang airfield, Singapore. 1945-09-09. Members of the 1st Australian Paratroop Battalion, ...
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Kallang airfield, Singapore. 1945-09-09. Members of the 1st Australian Paratroop Battalion, preparing to disembark from a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) C-47 Dakota transport aircraft which broug...116982
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KEIJO, KOREA. 1942-12. ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR COLLECTING STRAW TO PLACE UNDER ...
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Maker: Unknown
KEIJO, KOREA. 1942-12. ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR COLLECTING STRAW TO PLACE UNDER THEIR SLEEPING MATS. THESE TROOPS HAD BEEN CAPTURED AT SINGAPORE AND LATER TRANSPORTED TO KOREA.041115
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KEPPEL HARBOUR, SINGAPORE. 1942-02. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE CRUISERS HMS GLASGOW (LEFT) AND ...
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KEPPEL HARBOUR, SINGAPORE. 1942-02. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE CRUISERS HMS GLASGOW (LEFT) AND ENTERPRISE. NOTE THE TWIN 6 INCH MARK XVII TURRET AND THE DIRECTOR CONTROL TOWER ON THE ENTERPRISE WHICH WERE S...302397
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Khaki fabric first aid pouch : Imperial Japanese Army
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Square khaki cotton fabric pouch with flap top. A leather tab closes the flap by fitting over a brass post. Japanese characters stencilled below the post read 'No 2 First Aid Pouch', but could also be...REL29109
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Kitbag : Sister A B Jeffrey, Australian Army Nursing Service
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
White canvas duffle bag with circular base and drawstring top. Inside the opening is a flap which is used to secure the contents when the bag is drawn shut. The side of the bag is stamped in black 'VF...REL28955
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Knife, fork and spoon : Captain C G Corke, Federated Malay States Volunteer Forces
Heraldry
Set of unmatched cutlery comprising a stainless steel table knife stamped 'WARRANTED', within a garter surmounted by a crown, and 'STAINLESS STEEL', with a cut down cream celluloid handle roughly engr...REL33728.002
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KONAN, KOREA. 1945-09. A GROUP OF ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN TROOPS, FORMERLY PRISONERS OF WAR ...
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Maker: Wilkinson, John D Wilkinson, John D
KONAN, KOREA. 1945-09. A GROUP OF ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN TROOPS, FORMERLY PRISONERS OF WAR CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE AT THE FALL OF SINGAPORE AND LATER TRANSFERRED AS A WORKING PARTY TO KOREA, OUTSIDE ...041181
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KONYU, THAILAND. 1943-08. MEMORIAL CROSS ERECTED BY PRISONERS-OF-WAR TAKEN AT SINGAPORE ON ...
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KONYU, THAILAND. 1943-08. MEMORIAL CROSS ERECTED BY PRISONERS-OF-WAR TAKEN AT SINGAPORE ON 1942-02-15, AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CAMP CEMETERY, NO. 2 CAMP, STAGING CAMP ON THE BURMA-THAILAND RAILWAY.132946
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KONYU, THAILAND. 1943-08. PRISONERS-OF-WAR TAKEN AT SINGAPORE ON 1942-02-15, AT CAMP NO. 2, AT ...
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KONYU, THAILAND. 1943-08. PRISONERS-OF-WAR TAKEN AT SINGAPORE ON 1942-02-15, AT CAMP NO. 2, AT THE STAGING CAMP ON THE BURMA-THAILAND RAILWAY.132942
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KONYU, THAILAND. 1943-08. PRISONERS-OF-WAR TAKEN AT SINGAPORE ON 1942-02-15, AT THE CHOLERA BLOCK ...
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KONYU, THAILAND. 1943-08. PRISONERS-OF-WAR TAKEN AT SINGAPORE ON 1942-02-15, AT THE CHOLERA BLOCK OF THE HOSPITAL AT NO. 2 CAMP, STAGING CAMP ON THE BURMA-THAILAND RAILWAY.132945
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KUALA BELAIT, BORNEO. 27 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF A PATROL FROM 7 PLATOON, A COMPANY, 2/17 INFANTRY ...
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KUALA BELAIT, BORNEO. 27 JUNE 1945. MEMBERS OF A PATROL FROM 7 PLATOON, A COMPANY, 2/17 INFANTRY BATTALION, WITH AN ESCAPED INDIAN PRISONER OF WAR OF 315 PUNJAB REGIMENT, INDIAN ARMY, WHO WAS CAPTURED...110105
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KUCHING, SARAWAK. 1945-09-12. BOMBARDIER N. M. LEVIEN, SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER FORCE (SVF) (LEFT) ...
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KUCHING, SARAWAK. 1945-09-12. BOMBARDIER N. M. LEVIEN, SINGAPORE VOLUNTEER FORCE (SVF) (LEFT) PRIVATE M. L. LAWRENCE, SVF, (SECOND FROM LEFT) PRIVATE W. HOGG, ARGYLL AND SUTHERLAND HIGHLANDERS, (SECON...118422
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KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. A CHINESE PLATOON, PART OF A COMPLETE UNIT ...
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KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. A CHINESE PLATOON, PART OF A COMPLETE UNIT BROUGHT FROM SINGAPORE BY THE JAPANESE TO WORK IN NEW BRITAIN DURING THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION. THEY ARE IN ...096904
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KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. A CHINESE PLATOON, PART OF A COMPLETE UNIT ...
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KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. A CHINESE PLATOON, PART OF A COMPLETE UNIT BROUGHT FROM SINGAPORE BY THE JAPANESE TO WORK IN NEW BRITAIN DURING THE JAPANESE OCCUPATION. THEY ARE PAR...096903
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KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. A CHINESE SENTRY STANDS GUARD WITH A PIECE OF ...
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KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. A CHINESE SENTRY STANDS GUARD WITH A PIECE OF RED AND WHITE PAINTED WOOD AT THE CHINESE INTERNMENT CAMP. HE IS ONE OF A COMPLETE UNIT BROUGHT FROM SI...096908
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KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. LIBERATED CHINESE FROM THE CHINESE INTERNMENT ...
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KUMUIA YAMA, RABAUL AREA, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-17. LIBERATED CHINESE FROM THE CHINESE INTERNMENT CAMP IN THEIR SLEEPING QUARTERS, SHOW ENTHUSIASM ON THEIR RELEASE. THEY ARE PART OF A COMPLETE UNIT BRO...096907
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LABUAN, BORNEO 1945-09-24. GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN EX PRISONERS OF WAR WHO ARRIVED AT LABUAN AIRSTRIP ...
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Maker: Horner, Arthur Wakefield
LABUAN, BORNEO 1945-09-24. GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN EX PRISONERS OF WAR WHO ARRIVED AT LABUAN AIRSTRIP FROM SINGAPORE WITH MAJOR GENERAL CALLAGHAN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 8TH DIVISION. LEFT TO RIGHT, B...120766
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LABUAN, BORNEO 1945-09-24. MAJOR GENERAL CALLAGHAN (LEFT), GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 8TH ...
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Maker: Horner, Arthur Wakefield
LABUAN, BORNEO 1945-09-24. MAJOR GENERAL CALLAGHAN (LEFT), GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 8TH DIVISION, ARRIVED AT LABUAN AIRSTRIP FROM SINGAPORE. (PHOTOGRAPHER LT A. W. HORNER)120765
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LABUAN, BORNEO 1945-09-24. 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL. GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN EX PRISONERS OF ...
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Maker: Horner, Arthur Wakefield
LABUAN, BORNEO 1945-09-24. 2/6TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL. GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN EX PRISONERS OF WAR WHO ARRIVED AT LABUAN AIRSTRIP FROM SINGAPORE WITH MAJOR GENERAL CALLAGHAN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMAN...120767
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LABUAN ISLAND. 23 JUNE 1945. MAJOR GENERAL G F WOOTTEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 9 DIVISION ...
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LABUAN ISLAND. 23 JUNE 1945. MAJOR GENERAL G F WOOTTEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 9 DIVISION INSPECTING MEMBERS OF 17 FIELD COMPANY, INDIAN ARMY, WHO HAVE BEEN PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE SINCE ...109919
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LABUAN ISLAND. 23 JUNE 1945. MAJOR GENERAL G F WOOTTEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 9 DIVISION ...
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LABUAN ISLAND. 23 JUNE 1945. MAJOR GENERAL G F WOOTTEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 9 DIVISION INSPECTING MEMBERS OF 17 FIELD COMPANY, INDIAN ARMY, WHO HAVE BEEN PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE SINCE ...109918
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LABUAN ISLAND. 23 JUNE 1945. MAJOR GENERAL G F WOOTTEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 9 DIVISION, ...
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LABUAN ISLAND. 23 JUNE 1945. MAJOR GENERAL G F WOOTTEN, GENERAL OFFICER COMMANDING 9 DIVISION, CHATTING WITH CORPORAL NARAN JAN SINGH DURING HIS INSPECTION OF MEMBERS OF 17 FIELD COMPANY, INDIAN ARMY,...109920
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LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-09-04. MEMBERS OF THE ADVANCE PARTY OF 1ST PARATROOP BATTALION WITH PILOTS ...
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LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-09-04. MEMBERS OF THE ADVANCE PARTY OF 1ST PARATROOP BATTALION WITH PILOTS AND AIRCREW PERSONNEL OF THE RAAF DOUGLAS TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT IN WHICH THEY ARE FLYING TO SINGAPORE AS OCC...115449
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LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-09-04. MEMBERS OF THE ADVANCE PARTY OF 1ST PARATROOP BATTALION WITH PILOTS ...
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LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-09-04. MEMBERS OF THE ADVANCE PARTY OF 1ST PARATROOP BATTALION WITH PILOTS AND AIRCREW PERSONNEL OF THE RAAF DOUGLAS TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT IN WHICH THEY ARE FLYING TO SINGAPORE AS OCC...115446
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LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH BORNEO. C. 1945-08-31. LADEN WITH MORE THAN 4000LB EACH OF ESSENTIAL STORES, ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH BORNEO. C. 1945-08-31. LADEN WITH MORE THAN 4000LB EACH OF ESSENTIAL STORES, MEDICAL SUPPLIES AND COMFORTS FOR RELEASED PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) AND INTERNEES AT SINGAPORE, SOME OF...OG3417
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LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH BORNEO. C. 1945-08-31. RAAF CATALINA AIRCRAFT PLAYED THEIR PART IN CARRYING ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
LABUAN ISLAND, NORTH BORNEO. C. 1945-08-31. RAAF CATALINA AIRCRAFT PLAYED THEIR PART IN CARRYING RELIEF TO RELEASED PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS) AND INTERNEES AT SINGAPORE. 418127 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT D. A. K...OG3418
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LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-09-04. PILOTS AND AIRCREW OF THE RAAF DOUGLAS TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT WHO ARE TO ...
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LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-09-04. PILOTS AND AIRCREW OF THE RAAF DOUGLAS TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT WHO ARE TO FLY MEMBERS OF THE ADVANCE PARTY OF 1ST PARATROOP BATTALION TO SINGAPORE TO TAKE PART IN THE OCCUPATION ...115450
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LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-09-04. RECORDS PERSONNEL OF 2ND AUSTRALIAN PRISONER OF WAR RECEPTION GROUP ...
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LABUAN ISLAND. 1945-09-04. RECORDS PERSONNEL OF 2ND AUSTRALIAN PRISONER OF WAR RECEPTION GROUP (ADVANCE PARTY) WHO ARE FLYING TO SINGAPORE TO ASSIST IN THE EVACUATION OF AUSTRALIAN AND ALLIED PRISONER...115454
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LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-08-27. AUSTRALIAN PARATROOPERS ARRIVED AT LABUAN AFTER A 4,500 MILE ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-08-27. AUSTRALIAN PARATROOPERS ARRIVED AT LABUAN AFTER A 4,500 MILE JOURNEY FROM AUSTRALIA, AND WAIT TO GO INTO SINGAPORE WITH THE OCCUPATION FORCES. THE RAAF MEN WHO BROUGH...OG3275
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LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-08-27. AUSTRALIAN PARATROOPERS ARRIVED AT LABUAN AFTER A 4,500 MILE ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-08-27. AUSTRALIAN PARATROOPERS ARRIVED AT LABUAN AFTER A 4,500 MILE JOURNEY FROM AUSTRALIA, AND WAIT TO GO INTO SINGAPORE WITH THE OCCUPATION FORCES. THE RAAF MEN WHO BROUGH...OG3274
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LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-08-27. AUSTRALIAN PARATROOPERS ARRIVED AT LABUAN AFTER A 4,500 MILE ...
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Maker: Harrison, John Thomas
LABUAN, NORTH BORNEO. 1945-08-27. AUSTRALIAN PARATROOPERS ARRIVED AT LABUAN AFTER A 4,500 MILE JOURNEY FROM AUSTRALIA, AND WAIT TO GO INTO SINGAPORE WITH THE OCCUPATION FORCES. THE RAAF MEN WHO BROUGH...OG3273
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-20. A DERELICT STEAM ROLLER WHICH IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO ...
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1945-11-20. A DERELICT STEAM ROLLER WHICH IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT TO LAE FROM SINGAPORE.099144
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Lap Lap : Bombardier A F Gauld, 2/10 Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black cotton draw string Lap Lap.REL33942
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Letters and papers of Charles Laurie Price, 1942-1945
Digitised Collection
Maker: Price, Charles Laurie
Letters and papers relating to the Second World War service of NX55503 Staff Sergeant Charles Laurie Price, 10 Australian General Hospital. Price wrote letters to his wife Marion between May 1942 an...AWM2019.22.165
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Letters of David Francis Smith, January-June 1941
Digitised Collection
Maker: Smith, David Francis
Letters relating to the Second World War service of VX25593 Warrant Officer Class 2 David Francis Smith, 8 Division Signals. In his letters to his wife Estella Irene Smith written between 21 January...AWM2019.22.179
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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)P00444.193
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LIBERATOR BOMBER FLIES MOSCOW-SINGAPORE IN THREE DAYS. THE BOMBER WAS CLOSELY INSPECTED BY ...
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Maker: Unknown Australian Official Photographer
LIBERATOR BOMBER FLIES MOSCOW-SINGAPORE IN THREE DAYS. THE BOMBER WAS CLOSELY INSPECTED BY SERVICEMEN AND LEADING CIVILIANS OF SINGAPORE.010310
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Lieutenant Charles Thompson
Art
Maker: Collins, James
Portrait of Lieutenant Charles O Thompson, 8 Div Postal Unit. The artist, Jim Collins, was a member of A Force, one of the work parties forced to construct the Burma-Thailand Railway. By the beginning...ART28403.041
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Lieutenant Colonel Charles Anderson
Art
Maker: Godson, John Barclay
Depicts a portrait of NX12595 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Groves Wright Anderson, VC, MC. Served during the 1914-18 War with British forces in East Africa against German led Askari, and was awarded the...ART31764
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Lieutenant Colonel Charles Anderson VC MC
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Depicts a portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Groves Wright Anderson (NX12595), VC, MC, 2/19 Australian Infantry Battalion at Muar River. Taken prisoner by the Japanese.ART26436
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Lieutenant Colonel Charles Kappe
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Depicts a portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Henry Kappe (VX48789), Commanding officer 8 Division Signals and General Staff 2 (Operations). Taken a prisoner-of-war by the Japanese.ART26437
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Lieutenant Colonel Charles Osborn
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Depicts a portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Charles Harwood Osborn (VX42966), Senior Surgeon in Charge 2/13 Australian General Hospital, Australian Army Medical Corps. Taken prisoner-of-war by the Japane...ART26442
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Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Galleghan
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick G Galleghan, DSO, ED, commanding officer of the 2/30th Battalion of the 8th Division. 'Black Jack', as he was known, was given command of the AIF prisoners in August 1942 ...ART25070
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Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Galleghan
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick G Galleghan, DSO, ED, commanding officer of the 2/30th Battalion of the 8th Division. 'Black Jack', as he was known, was given command of the AIF prisoners in August 1942 ...ART26547
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Lieutenant Colonel George Ramsay
Art
Maker: Collins, James
Portrait of NX34999 Colonel George Ernest Ramsay, Commanding 2/30 Btn; defence of Malaya and, 'A' Force Railway. The artist, Jim Collins, was a member of A Force, one of the work parties forced to con...ART28403.084
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Lieutenant Colonel George Ramsay
Art
Maker: Korsch, John Donald
Depicts a portrait of NX34999 Lieutenant Colonel George Ernest Ramsay, ED, a prisoner of war of the Japanese captured at the fall of Singapore. He was Commanding Officer of the 1000 men of "A: Force, ...ART28535.018
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Lieutenant Colonel Hedley Summons
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Depicts a portrait of Lieutenant Colonel Hedley Francis Summons (VX40219), Commanding 2/9th Australian Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps. Taken prisoner-of-war by the Japanese at the fall...ART26447