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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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Heckendorf, Erwin Ernest (Sergeant, b.1906 - d.1991) and John Llewelyn (Pilot Officer, b.? - d.1943)
Private Record
Maker: Heckendorf, Erwin Ernest
Collection includes service records, transcripts of oral history tape recorded in 1983, prisoner of war diary and lettercards, telegrams and correspondence between Sergeant Heckendorf, his family and ...PR00686
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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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Henty, Ernest George (Civilian - POW Changi)
Private Record
Maker: Henty, Ernest George
Collection relating to civilian and Second World War prisoner of war Ernest George Henty, Changi, Singapore, at sea, Australia, 1941-1946. Wallet 1 of 1 - Contains identity cards and letters relatin...PR91/174
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Herd, Allan Charles (Sergeant, b. 1917 - d.2012)
Private Record
Maker: Herd, Allan Charles
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX25438 Sergeant Allan Charles Herd, 2/6 Field Company, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, 1982. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one typed...PR01765
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Heyes, Kenneth Norman, d. 1981 (Lance Corporal, 1st Aust Corps Troop Supply Column AIF, POW)
Private Record
Maker: Heyes, Kenneth Norman
Collection relating to the Second World War service and POW experience of QX8731 Lance Corporal Kenneth Norman Heyes. Wallet 1 of 1 consists of a photograph of Heyes and a diary and papers kept by He...PR86/232
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Hobbs, Alan Frank (Doctor, b.1899), MID
Private Record
Maker: Hobbs, Alan Frank
1. Personal diary containing details of daily life, including rations, commencement of Burma-Thailand Railway and Japanese camp commanders (1942-43). 2. Medical diary recording operations performed o...PR85/086
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Hodgson, Alec (Sergeant)
Private Record
Maker: Hodgson, Alec
Diaries describe retreat to Singapore and surrender. Continues with POW experiences in Changi and at numerous camps on Burma-Thailand railway. Discusses the shame of surrender, opinion of leadership a...PR91/141
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Hoisting British, American, Dutch flags over Changi
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
This is the last sketch official war artist Murray Griffin completed whilst he was interned at Changi. Drawn shortly after the liberation of the camp in August 1945, it shows the hoisting of British, ...ART26457
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Home-made POW shorts : Driver D S Shipston, 2/105 General Transport Company, Australain Army Service Corps
Heraldry
Maker: Shipston, Donald Saxon
Pair of shorts made from light-weight khaki cotton, probably material from a shirt. The shorts have a waistband and are fastened with a tab fitting on each hip which closes using a handmade celluloid ...REL/04071
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Hopson, Mark William (Corporal, b.1916 - d?)
Private Record
Maker: Hopson, Mark William
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX26551 Corporal Maxwell W Hopson, 2/18th Battallion, AIF. Collection includes a diary maintained during Corporal Hopson's army service which de...PR82/013
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Hosier, William Joseph (Private, b.1914 - d.1995)
Private Record
Maker: Hosier, William Joseph
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Private William Joseph Hosier, Provost staff, The Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, British Army. Material relates to Private Hosier's ti...PR00703
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Hospital surroundings and burial party, Changi
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Improvised trailer used as as a hearse, carrying a dead soldier swathed in the Union Jack flag. The burial cortege is passing a row of atap huts at the Changi prisoner of war camp.ART26480
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Hot day in the office, Military History Headquarters, Changi
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...ART23375
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Hubert, Michael Stephen (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Hubert, Michael Stephen
Collection relating to the Second World War service of S/5680096 Private Michael Stephen Hubert, Royal Army Service Corps (RASC), British Army. The collection consists of Hubert's original, very deta...PR01123
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Hunt, Bruce Atlee (Major, b.1899 - d.1964)
Private Record
Maker: Hunt, Bruce Atlee
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Major Bruce Atlee Hunt MBE, 13 Australian General Hospital. Hunt was a prisoner of the Japanese at Changi, and a member of "F Force". Items inclu...3DRL/3517
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Hunt, George Percy (Major, b.1912 - d.1976)
Private Record
Maker: Hunt, George Percy
Various papers relating to the operation of short wave radios and news service by the AIF in Changi. Includes drawings.3DRL/7085
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Huts in the medical area, Changi gaol
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Two views of camp hospitals. Top hospital made of wood and attap huts, with a vegetable patch in the foreground. Bottom hospital was the former residence for gaol officials.ART25101
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Ice Cold in Alex
Art
Maker: Edwards, McLean Edwards, McLean
Depicts a personal response to the artist's visit to the War Memorial in 2002, containing items from the Memorial's national collections; the Changi doll (with artist's self portrait); a Ukrainian ref...ART92728
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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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Improvised flag : Sergeant W W Bale, 2/15 Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Various
Improvised cotton flag made from scraps of material. The flag is white around the edges and bears an 8th Australian Division Artillery colour patch in the centre. The horizontally aligned oval is divi...REL29495
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Improvised orthopaedic sandal : Private M A Bradford, 2/20 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised orthopaedic sandal, for the left foot, with a 55 mm high heel. The sole and heel have been cut from a single piece of wood. A thick rubber 'horseshoe' is nailed around the bottom edge of th...REL38344
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Improvised POW smoking pipe: Lance Corporal Victor Stuart McComb, 22nd Infantry Brigade
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Smoking pipe, a variation on the apple shape, apparently turned from the leg of a teak billiard table. The neck is straight and the joint between bowl and shank is covered by an aluminium band. The bo...REL/00408
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Improvised prisoner's smoking pipe: Private Peter Albert Hocking, 2/2 Pioneer Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Hocking, Peter Albert
Bowl and shank only of a hand made smoking pipe, fashioned from teak, with the missing stem made out of water buffalo horn. The bowl shape bears a resemblance to a pot style of pipe. The shank has a t...REL/01787
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Inlaid wooden tray: Craftsman William John Brown, 2/4th Field Workshop
Heraldry
Maker: Brown, William John
Rectangular teak tray composed of a base with a smaller rectangular inner tray secured to it from beneath with screws. The tray has shaped raised sides, also secured with screws, with handles set into...RELAWM31832
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Inside Changi camp
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Australian men sawing log with crosscut saw on a saw horse with an improvised trailer lying nearby. The wood would form a part of the camp, such as a hut, for the POWs. Physical work such as this was ...ART24472
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Interior view of 100 - metre hut, Changi
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
This work depicts an interior view of a hut used for accommodation of Allied prisoners. In 1944 all the POWs, some 10,000 men, held at Selarang Barracks and surrounds had to move to Changi goal proper...ART26492
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Interview with Jerry Judd (When the war came to Australia)
Film
Maker: Look Television Productions Pty Ltd
Interview with Gerry Judd for the documentary series 'When the war came to Australia. Gerry Judd discusses his reactions to the outbreak of war, the enlistment of his father and brother in the AIF and...F04011
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Jackson, Frank Wolfe (Lance Corporal, 2/10th Fld Regt Rae, AIF and POW - Japan)
Private Record
Maker: Jackson, Frank Wolfe
Mixed material relating to Lance Corporal Jackson's experiences as a prisoner of war of the Japanese in south east Asia.PR84/243
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Japanese guards buying vegetables, March 1945
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
This composition depicts the Japanese guards from the prisoner-of-war camps in Changi area purchasing the better class vegetables for themselves from Chinese stalls, Australians providing improvised t...ART25082
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Japanese painting : Stoker R Pearce, HMS Loch Katrine
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Japanese painting in a dark bamboo frame. The painting depicts a river scene with huts along the bank and sailing boats on the water. Pasted onto the bank in the foreground are photographs of four Jap...REL32572
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Jeater, William David (Lieutenant Colonel)
Private Record
Maker: Jeater, William David Various
Collection relating to Lieutenant Colonel William David Jeater, 2/20 Battalion, Second World War. Collection comprises nominal rolls and letters written by Jeater while a prisoner of war at Changi fr...PR03463
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Jeater, William David (Lieutenant Colonel)
Private Record
Maker: Jeater, William David
Forty-four Christmas cards exchanged by prisoners of war in Changi between 1942-1945. The cards are illustrated with hand drawn pencil, watercolour and crayon sketches. Included in the collection is...3DRL/3589
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Jessup, Harry Ernest (Captain, b.1912 - d.1977)
Private Record
Maker: Jessup, Harry Ernest
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Captain Harry Ernest Jessup, 1941-1945. Wallet 1 of 2 (custom box) - contains Diary covering period from capitulation at Singapore, February 194...PR00683
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'Joey' the ventriloquist doll : Gunner T A Hussey, 2/10 Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden ventriloquist's doll dressed in a discoloured double breasted white cotton suit, made from a cut down civilian tropical suit, a partial undershirt, and a black tie made from a piece of fabric f...RELAWM30623
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Johnstone, Alex R C (Corporal, b.1911 - d.1967)
Private Record
Maker: Johnstone, Alexander Roland Campbell (Alex)
Diaries, notebooks, letters, telegrams, sketches, leaflets, cards and menus relating to NX20572 Corporal Alex R. C. Johnstone (2/15th Field Regiment, originally attached to the Audit Office, Command P...PR01044
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Jones, Charles Edward Francis (Private, b.1901 - d.1972)
Private Record
Maker: Jones, Charles Edward Francis 'Frank'
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX51703 Private Charles Edward Francis 'Frank' Jones, 2/19 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Singapore,...PR02096
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Kappe, Charles Henry (Lieutenant Colonel) OBE, 1900 -1967
Manuscript
Maker: Kappe, Charles Henry
Collection relating to the Second World Service of Lieutenant Colonel VX48789 Charles Henry Kappe, 8th Division, 1942-1945, Singapore. The collection consists of Kappe's manuscript of 'The Malayan Ca...MSS1393
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Kenny, Kevin (Private 8th Div Ammunition Sub Park, AIF, POW b.1920)
Private Record
Maker: Kenny, Kevin
PHOTOCOPY OF MEMOIRS/DIARY TITLED "HOW I WON THE WAR WITH THREE ACES AND A PAIR OF TWOS", DETAILING HIS YEARS AS A POW IN CHANGI CAMPPR86/007
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Kent-Hughes, Sir Wilfrid (Colonel)
Private Record
Administrative papers relating to appointments and promotions of AIF while prisoners of the Japanese. Includes nominal rolls, correspondence, routine orders, appeals.PR00017
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Kerr, John 'Jack' Joseph (Warrant Officer 1, b.1904 - d.1982)
Private Record
Maker: Kerr, John 'Jack' Joseph
Mixed collection of files containing AIF routine orders, nominal rolls pay book and two diaries documenting internment in Changi POW campPR86/191
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Kildey, H S (Corporal, b.1921)
Private Record
Maker: Kildey, H S
Papers illustrating prisoner of war experiences at Maru Yama camp and Fukuoka camp at Kobe and Kyushu. Includes address book made from cigarette papers; notebook containing honour roll for deaths at K...PR00705
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Kitchens and huts outside the gaol walls, Changi
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
A scene of the Changi camp with kitchens built from scrap materials, huts built of split bamboo and attap roofs, and an improvised trailer for moving goods around camp. In 1944 all the POWs, some 10,0...ART25083
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KOREA 1950-05. FATHER MARSDEN AND MAJOR F. PEACH, MILITARY OBSERVER WITH UNITED NATIONS ...
Photograph
KOREA 1950-05. FATHER MARSDEN AND MAJOR F. PEACH, MILITARY OBSERVER WITH UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION ON KOREA (UNCOK). BOTH HAD BEEN POWS IN CHANGI DURING WWII. (DONOR: F. PEACH).P00716.001
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Korsch, John Donald (Lance Corporal, b.1914 - d.1978)
Private Record
Maker: Korsch, John Donald
Transcript of diary describing active service, including the ambush at Gemas, the fighting retreat to Singapore, and capitulation. Leaves Changi as a member of A Force and works at several camps on th...PR00078
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Lathe, Changi
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
2 Australian Imperial Force; lathe made from salvaged materials, set in heavy wooden bedART26523
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Leathart, John James Douglas (Sergeant, Warrant Officer, OBE)
Private Record
Maker: Leathart, John James Douglas
Service papers and correspondence relating to Sergeant John James Douglas Leathart who served in the First World War and Second World War.PR00769
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left image: Cheer up Dig, its only two thousand odd miles; right image: I always use Creosote when training em
Art
Maker: Campbell, Edward Stewart
left image: Two Australian prisoners of war have escaped on a boat. It is being tossed around by the wild sea and a shark fin is pictured in the foreground. right image: Two Australian prisoners of w...ART90379
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left image: "Hey poultry farmer, how much for this one?"; right image: "Give me a hand to catch this bloody box of Yak meat"
Art
Maker: Campbell, Edward Stewart
left image: A prisoner of war is asleep, and a dream bubble shows a POW standing behind an enormous snail, while a another POW looks on, standing next to the chook roost. right image: A POW is carryin...ART90384