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Aluminium plaque : Private W C Davis, 2/18 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Davis, Walter Charles
An aluminium plaque cut in the shape of Australia. Engraved onto the plaque are the maker's details ‘N.X. 40190 PTE. DAVIS W. C. COY. 2/18 BN. CHANGI 15-2-42.', and the names of his relatives, ‘UNCLE ...REL33300
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Australia Service Medal : Privatee R H J Warren, 2/18 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL25359.005
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Autographed Japanese fundoshi : Signalman J Easton, 8 Division Signals
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Red cotton Japanese fundoshi, or loin cloth, with two self fabric ties across the top edge. The fundoshi bears the autographs, written in indelible pencil, of the surviving members of 8 Division Signa...REL33778
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Bar of toilet soap made at Changi Prisoner of War Camp soap factory
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bar of toilet soap made in the Changi Prisoner of War Camp Soap Factory. Originally brown but now with a grey external film. One end has partially broken away. Original hand written label has stuck to...RELAWM27459
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Bar of washing soap made at Changi Prisoner of War Camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bar of washing soap made at the Changi Soap Factory. Originally brown, but now with a grey external film. The original hand written label has stuck to the bar and is no longer legible.RELAWM27461
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Private G A G Siebert, 2/18 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45, impressed on edge with recipient's details.REL38873.003
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Private R H J Warren, 2/18 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL25359.004
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British War Medal 1939-45 : Signalman H W Almond, 8 Division Signals, AIF Concert Party
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL35413.003
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Carbolic Soap made at Changi Prisoner of War Soap Factory
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Bar of fine, cream coloured carbolic soap, made at the Changi Soap Factory for medical use.RELAWM27460
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Carved wooden figure : Bombardier H H Datson, 2/15 Field Regiment, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Datson, Harry Houghton
Hand carved wooden figure showing a man with a hunched back and his hands in the pockets of his jacket.REL33721
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Carved wooden plaque with an image of Britannia : Changi Prisoner of War camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden plaque featuring an image of seated Britannia carved in relief with shield, trident and olive branch. The plaque is rounded at the top and square at the bottom, with a wedge shaped tongue proje...REL29111
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Carved wooden walking stick : J Dafter AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Carved wooden walking stick featuring a pattern of raised leaves and flowers on a twisting vine. The head is an irregularly shaped knob like a seed pod, with many small knotholes in it and several car...REL29108
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Cell door : Changi Gaol
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Blue painted metal reinforced timber door and frame with brass handles, locks and steel fittings. On the very top edge of the exterior side of the door is a 40 mm (height) x 60 mm (width) rectangular ...REL33237
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Chess board : Gunner W A Bryant, 2/15 Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Bryant, William Arthur
Hinged wooden chess board. The white squares have been painted with thick cream paint which has now darkened. The board has been made in two even pieces and is held together with two four screw hinges...REL30129
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Chess pieces : Gunner W A Bryant, 2/15 Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Bryant, William Arthur
Full set of handcrafted chess pieces.REL30130
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Clarinet in case : Signalman H W Almond, 8 Division Signals, AIF Concert Party
Heraldry
Maker: Boosey & Hawkes Ltd
Clarinet in plastic with plated metal keys and mouthpiece cover. Each separate section of the clarinet (mouth piece, barrel joint, body and bell), is impressed with serial number 34651. The upper body...REL35412
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Colour patch : Bombadier A E Lawrence, 2/15 Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Australian Army
Felt colour patch for 8th Division Artillery, consisting of a horizontally aligned elongated oval divided diagonally red over blue, within a grey border.REL49867
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Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire : Brigadier A S Blackburn
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. Unnamed as issued.OL00271.003
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Commemorative Plaque and Roll of Honour : 'A' Company, 2/29th Battalion, for the Battle of Muar
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangular aluminium plaque commemorating the names of soldiers from 'A' company 2/29 Battalion, killed at the battle of Muar in Malaya, 18-22 January 1942. The plaque is lightly coloured and highlig...REL28441
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Cribbage Board : Private M R Cox, 2/26 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Cox, Malcolm Richard
Hand engraved aluminium cribbage board mounted on wood. There is a small aluminium plate screwed to the end of each board, which swivels to reveal the peg storage. THe top plate is punched with standa...REL/09122
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Cribbage Board : Private M R Cox, 2/26 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Cox, Malcolm Richard
Hand engraved aluminium cribbage board mounted on wood. There is a small aluminium plate screwed to each end of the board that swivels to reveal a storage space for the scoring pegs. The top plate is ...REL/09121
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Cribbage Board : Signalman W J McPherson, 2/20 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Handmade aluminium cribbage board with four panels of punched out holes for the pegs, grouped in three sets of ten holes for each panel. The board is hand engraved with a thatched hut, palm trees and...REL29050
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Defence Medal : Private G A G Siebert, 2/18 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown Unknown
Defence Medal, impressed on edge with recipient's details.REL38873.002
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Defence Medal : Private R H J Warren, 2/18 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Defence Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL25359.003
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Embroidered map of Australia : Corporal E G P Sullivan, 2/18 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Sullivan, Edward Gordon Patrick (Pat)
Embroidered Commonwealth Bank cotton cash bag. One side is printed with the bank's details. The other is heavily embroidered with mercerised cotton embroidery thread in shades of red, pink, mauve, gre...REL/03670
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Engraved tobacco tin : Sergeant W O Wald, 8th Division Signals, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small aluminium tobacco tin with separate lid. Engraved on the four sides of the lid is, 'BURMA MALAYA THAILAND SINGAPORE'. The sides of the tin are also engraved with, 'W WALD NX58914 8 [illegible] ...REL39900
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Gold ring set with a milk opal : Mark Flew
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Fine gold ring with milk opal held in place by gold shoulders and two claws.REL28921
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Grave cross : Lance Corporal J Hill, 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand made grave cross made from poured concrete, with 'AIF' cast on the lower limb of the cross. 'L. CPL. HILL J. 2/4 M.G. BN 11. 3. 43' is painted (now very faint) around an impressed brass strip be...REL/13335
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Handmade cigarette box : Private J McGowan, 2/9 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Handmade aluminium cigarette box with a curved hinged lid. The lid is engraved with and image of Changi Gaol and a scroll bearing the words 'CHANGI J. McGOWAN GAOL'. The base of the case is engraved '...REL/17494
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Hand made cribbage board : D A Johnston, 2/20 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Handmade wooden cribbage board with stepped upper and lower edges. An aluminium plate, also stepped, has been attached to the wood with steel pins. After attachment to the wood the plate has been punc...REL/15925
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Hand made cricket ball : Changi Prisoner of War Camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand made cricket ball with solid centre. The ball has been wrapped with black cotton twine and secured with thick white cotton stitches.REL/19909.001
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Hand-made guitar : Australian Prisoner of War, Changi
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Hand-made wooden acoustic guitar. The sound board and back are timber with the sides made from old petrol tins into which names have been scatched. Legible inscriptions are, or appear to be, 'YARDBIRD...RELAWM37036
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Hand made playing cards : Major B A Hunt, 2/13 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Twenty three hand drawn playing cards made from the backs of Three Castles cigarette packets. The cards are finely marked in black ink, pencil and coloured pencil and comprise a Joker, four Jacks, fou...REL/04536.001
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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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Hand made razor : Private P T M Reed, 2/3 Machine Gun Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Reed, Percival Thomas Murray
Hand made folding cut throat razor. Steel blade, made from a ground down vehicle spring, folds on a steel pivot, into an aluminium handle made from wrecked aircraft parts. One side of the handle is en...REL/05724
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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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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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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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'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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Military Cross ribbon bar : Captain L Matthews and Captain S Woods
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Military Cross ribbon bar with safety pin sewn to reverse.REL43140
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Miniature Catholic prayer book with enclosed rosary beads : Bombardier A E Lawrence, 2/15 Field Regiment
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small pocket Catholic prayer book, entitled "Garden of the Soul" published in Sydney 1924 by E.J Dwyer of 711 George St, Sydney, and printed in Belgium. The book contains a collection of prayers, the ...REL49866
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Miniature half pint ladle : Changi Prisoner of War camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Miniature example of a half pint ladle made from green painted steel taken from an old filing cabinet. Ladle has straight sides and a flat bottom. Lead solder has been used to attach the handle.RELAWM33848
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Miniature kettle made in Changi Prisoner of War Camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Miniature kettle made from part of a green painted steel filing cabinet. The upper and lower edges, spout and handle have all been soldered on to the body of the kettle. There is no lid.RELAWM33841
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Miniature one pint ladle : Changi Prisoner of War camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Miniature example of a one pint ladle made from steel taken from an old filing cabinet. Ladle has straighht sides and a flat bottom. Lead solder has been used to attach the handle.RELAWM33850
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Miniature quarter pint ladle : Changi Prisoner of War camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Miniature example of a quarter pint ladle made from steel taken from an old filing cabinet. Ladle has straight sides and a flat bottom. Lead solder has been used to attach the handle.RELAWM33847
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Miniature rubber sandal made in Changi Prisoner of War Camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Miniature raw latex sandal with a slight heel, cross over straps at the toe, and heel and instep straps. The moulding of the latex has produced a criss cross pattern on all surfaces. Marked in pale gr...RELAWM33843
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Miniature three quarter pint ladle : Changi Prisoner of War camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Miniature example of a three quarter pint ladle made from green painted steel taken from an old filing cabinet. Ladle has straight sides and a flat bottom. Lead solder has been used to attach the hand...RELAWM33849
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Miniature yard broom : Lieutenant Colonel F G Galleghan, 2/30 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Changi Broom Factory
Long bristled split rattan broom with a two part wooden head. There is a hole in the head to take a handle. The bristles are secured to the head by two steel wires. They are further secured, to stop ...RELAWM31828.004
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Miniature yard broom : Lieutenant Colonel F G Galleghan, 2/30 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Changi Broom Factory
Miniature yard broom with coconut fibre bristles and a wooden head. There is a hole in the head to take a handle. Head is made in five pieces and is secured by fine steel pins and staples. Marked in p...RELAWM31828.002
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Miniature yard broom : Lieutenant Colonel F G Galleghan, 2/30 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Changi Broom Factory
Long bristled split rattan broom with a two part wooden head. There is a hole in the head to take a handle. The bristles and head are secured by steel wire and two steel strips around each end. The he...RELAWM31828.003
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Miniature yard broom : Lieutenant Colonel F G Galleghan, 2/30 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Changi Broom Factory
Miniature split rattan broom head, without handle, in a traditional 'witch's broom' shape. The bristles are bound at the head with fine copper wire.RELAWM31828.005
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Nail brush made in Changi Prisoner of War camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden backed nail brush inset with coconut fibre bristles. The bristles are held in place by an upper aluminium plate attached through the wood by two aluminium rivets. The aluminium plate is engrave...RELAWM33859
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Pacific Star : Private C T Parker, 2/26 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Unnamed as issued.REL45295.003
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Pacific Star : Private G A G Siebert, 2/18 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown Unknown
Pacific Star, impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL38873.001
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Pacific Star : Private R H J Warren, 2/18 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL25359.002
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Pacific Star : Signalman H W Almond, 8 Division Signals, AIF Concert Party
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL35413.002
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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
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Presentation box of miniature brooms : Lieutenant Colonel F G Galleghan, 2/30 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Changi Broom Factory
Small wooden box with a flat lid attached with three leather hinges and steel nails. The lid is marked in pencil '"Search & Sweep" CHANGI BROOM FACTORY "UBIQUE BRAND"'. The box was made to contain fou...RELAWM31828.001
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Presentation pocket Bible and lock of hair : Lieutenant L C Matthews, 8 Division Signals
Heraldry
Maker: Oxford University Press
Pocket version of the Oxford University Press Holy Bible, bound in blue buckram and made with an extension to the rear cover which folds over the front cover and is secured by a metal snap fastener. T...REL43192
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Presentation wallet , City of Hawthorn : Lieutenant L C Matthews, 8 Division Signals
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Rectangluar fine black leather folding wallet with gilded brass slide clasp. The front is gold embossed centrally with the coat of arms of the City of Hawthorn and the following:'VX24597 Lieut. L.C. M...REL43190
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Prisoner of War identification disc : Private J M McMahon, 8 Division Ammunition Sub Park
Heraldry
Maker: Japanese Armed Forces
Rectangular aluminium identification tag with folded over sleeve at top to incorporate a bent copper pin. Threaded onto the pin is a small (8 mm square) enamelled brass colour patch (diagonal brown ov...REL37856
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Prisoner's improvised smoking pipe: Sapper Frances Henry Woodruff, 2/10th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers
Heraldry
Maker: Woodruff, Frances Henry
Smoking pipe made at Changi from an unknown wood by Sapper Woodruff. The bowl is unevenly drilled, and has a thick brass washer screwed into the topl. Another improvised brass collar serves as the cla...REL/02687
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Saxophone case : E J Banks, Changi Concert Party
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black painted wooden case with a hinged lid, dovetailed corners, two hooks at the front for closure, and a steel carrying handle wound around with narrow width sticking plaster to give additional grip...RELAWM32797.002
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Shaving brush made in Changi Prisoner of War camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Improvised shaving brush made from a length of coconut fibre folded in half, and secured by a length of wire, then pushed down a steel cylinder, which acts as a sleeve for the bristles and a handle.RELAWM33852
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Short upright piano : Changi Concert Party
Heraldry
Maker: Robinson Piano Company (Siam) Limited
Robinson short upright piano, originally with olive green wash finish to body, later given cream wash when used by the Changi Concert Party 1942-1945, and subsequently painted cream in Australia. A st...REL43749
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1939-45 Star : Private R H J Warren, 2/18 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939-45 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL25359.001
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1939 - 1945 Star : Signalman H W Almond, 8 Division Signals, AIF Concert Party
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
1939 - 1945 Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL35413.001
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21st Birthday key : Private N J Derrington, 2/26 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Cave, Wally
Aluminium key and tag manufactured from a piece of aircraft metal. Hand engraved on one side of the tag is 'QX12327 2/26TH BN / N T DERRINGTON'. On the other side is 'from Wally / CHANGI / 9-3-44'. E...REL24231
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Supply drop parachute, Changi, August 1945 : Private A A S Fisk, 2/20 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Turner Parachute Pty Ltd
Fine white cotton supply drop parachute 10 panel, 11 foot canopy complete with shrouds. The top of the canopy has a circular opening reinforced with lightweight canvas to provide stability to the load...REL34580
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Table spoon : Private M McAuliffe, 2/20 Battalion, AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Christofle
Silver plated table spoon engraved with 'W J / J' on the front of the handle and 'AIF' on thereverse. The bowl is engraved 'MCAULIFFE' and 'NX49439'. Stamped near the edge of the bowl is the Christofl...REL36687
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Tooth brush made in Changi Prisoner of War camp
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Toothbrush with a bamboo handle and head, with a hole punched at the end of the handle so that it can be hung on a hook. The handle has been shaved down so that it is thinner than the head. The head h...RELAWM33851
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Trophy Shield : Drill and Sports Competition, Changi
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Wooden shield inlaid with aluminium plaques. At the top is an aluminium scroll engraved 'Jeater Shield'. Beneath this is a raised wooden plaque in the same shape as the sheild which is covered with al...REL/04518.007