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Allgrove (nee Hannah), 'Nell' Mavis (Captain)
Manuscript
Maker: Allgrove, Ellen Mavis (Nell) Allgrove, Ellen Mavis (Nell) Dryburgh, Margaret
Speech made in Adelaide, February 1988, relating experiences as a prisoner of war on Sumatra after the bombing and sinking of the "Vyner Brooke" off Banka Island. Includes comments concerning refusal ...MSS1486
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America goes to war in the Pacific (Crusade in the Pacific part 4)
Film
Maker: March of Time Television
A United States television documentary using historic combat and newsreel footage. Covers the Japanese conquests in the Malaya, Hong Kong and the Netherland East Indies in early 1942. Shows Japanese f...F04958
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Arthurson, A C (Corporal, 13th Australian General Hospital, "F" Force)
Manuscript
Maker: Arthurson, Alexander Cyril 'Lex'
MANUSCRIPT TITLED "THE STORY OF THE 13TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL" FOLLOWS UNIT FROM FORMATION IN AUSTRALIA IN 1941, POSTING TO SINGAPORE, CAPTIVITY IN CHANGI AND OTHER AREAS OF SINGAPORE, "F" FORC...MSS1377
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Ashton, Carrie Jean (Captain, b.1905 - d.2002)
Private Record
RECOLLECTION OF EVENTS LEADING UP TO HER CAPTURE ON BANKA ISLAND, TRANSPORT TO PALEMBANG WOMEN'S CAMP AND LATER REGULAR ENTRIES OF LIFE AS A POW IN CAMPS AT MUNTOK AND LOEBOCK LINGUAR, SUMATRA, 1942-1...PR87/080
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AUSTRALIA, 1942. GROUP PORTRAIT OF TWENTY MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS ...
Photograph
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...P01053.002
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1945-09. AUSTRALIAN ARMY NURSING SERVICE (AANS) NURSES OF THE 2/13TH AUSTRALIAN GENERAL HOSPITAL ...
Photograph
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....P00431.003
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AUSTRALIAN HOSPITAL SHIP MANUNDA, WOOLLOOMOOLOO. 1945-10-25. MAJOR GENERAL PLANT, GOC NSW L OF C ...
Photograph
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.122346
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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
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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
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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 ...REL33250
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Button embroidered with flowers : Mrs C M Levison (nee Touw), civil internee
Heraldry
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
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CAIRNS, QLD. 1943-08-03. TROOPS OF THE 2/3RD AUSTRALIAN LIGHT ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY SOON SETTLE ...
Photograph
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...055178
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Chalmers, David Hugh (Brigadier, b.1958)
Private Record
Maker: Chalmers, David Hugh
Collection relating to the service of Brigadier Dave Chalmers, Commander Combined Joint Task Force 629, Operation Sumatra Assist, Indonesia, 2005. The collection consists of a Field Survey Notebook c...AWM2017.826.1
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CHANGI AREA, SINGAPORE. 1945-10-01. A CONCERT, GIVEN BY GRACIE FIELDS FOR A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN ...
Photograph
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 ...118809
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Colijn, Helen (Womens Internment Camp, Palembang, Sumatra)
Private Record
Maker: Colijn, Helen
Correspondence related to the performance in California of the original choral music written by women internees and other Japanese POWs, that was held at the Palembang Women's Internment Camp in Sumat...PR82/079
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Compressed fibre identity discs : Sister J K Greer, 2/10 Australian General Hospital
Heraldry
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
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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
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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
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Darling, Janet Patteson 'Pat' (Sister)
Private Record
Maker: Gunther, Pat
Typescript memoir (98 pp) titled "Eastern Interlude", written in 1998 by Janet 'Pat' Darling (nee Gunther) covering her Second World War nursing service in Malaya and, following the sinking of the 'Vy...PR01989
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DARWIN, NT. MV KRAIT, LENGTH 70' DIESEL ENGINED, SPEED 6 1/2 KNOTS, RANGE 8000 MILES. FORMERLY ...
Photograph
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...067338
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Davis, Reginald H S (Air Commodore, No. 1 Sqn RAAF POW)
Private Record
Maker: Davis, Reginald Henry Saville
Copies of original diary material maintained by Wing Commander Davis during captivity in Java and Manchuria and answers to research questions concerning the activity of 1 and 8 Squadron RAAF during th...PR87/076
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Dornier Flying Boat
Art
Maker: Adams, Dennis
A number of these Dornier DO 24 aircraft were flown to Australia by their Dutch naval pilots from the Netherland East Indies after the Japanese invasion of Java and Sumatra. Those which survived the f...ART21468
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Eadie, Norman (Lieutenant-Colonel, b.1892 - d.1984)
Private Record
Maker: Eadie, Norman Menzies
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Lieutenant Colonel Norman Eadie, 2/3 Australian General Hospital and 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station. PAPERS DESCRIBE EXPERIENCES OF POW IN JAVA, ...PR90/043
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Edwards-Ker, Rolla (Bombardier, Singapore Royal Artillery, 1st Bn Malaya Brigade)
Private Record
Maker: Edwards-Ker, Rolla
TYPESCRIPT OF A SPEECH GIVEN BY EDWARDS-KER ON HIS ESCAPE AFTER THE SURRENDER OF SINGAPORE WITH OTHERS, HE ESCAPED BY SMALL BOAT TO SUMATRA WHERE HE BECOME PART OF THE OFFICIAL EVACUATION OF PERSONNEL...PR87/138
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Elliott, Jack William Weir (Captain, b.1907 - d.1999)
Private Record
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia Elliott, Jack William Weir Various
Collection relating to the Second World War service of WX4506 Captain Jack William Weir Elliott, Australian Army Postal Corps, Singapore and Australia, 1940-1950. Captain Elliott was in charge of esta...AWM2017.128.2
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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
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Everson, Cecil (Private, 8th Div Mobile Laundry, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Everson, Cecil
SKETCH MAP OF ROUTE TAKEN BY EVERSON AND HIS UNIT ESCAPING FROM SINGAPORE ACROSS SUMATRA IN 1942PR86/282
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Feakes, George James (Civilian POW, b.1893 - d.1960)
Private Record
Maker: Feakes, George James Feakes, George James
Collection relating to the Second World War experience of George James Feakes, civilian POW, Singapore and Dutch East Indies, 1942-1946. Feakes was an Australian engineer based in Singapore, whose job...PR05245
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Fisher, Frederick John Anderson (Warrant Officer 2)
Private Record
Maker: Fisher, Frederick John Anderson
ORIGINAL NOTEBOOK AND REPORT WRITTEN BY WO2 FISHER OUTLINING THE ESCAPE FROM SINGAPORE ON 15 FEB 1942 OF MEMBERS OF THE UNIT UNDER LT K R KING, THEIR PASSAGE TO SUMATRA, EVENTUAL DEPARTURE FOR CEYLON ...PR88/138
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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
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Frewin Navigational Computer in leather pouch: Flight Lieutenant Laurie Raymond Jones, 160 Squadron RAF
Technology
Maker: W & G
Round cream celluloid Frewin Navigational Computer printed on both sides. One side has a central cream disc and clear celluloid arm which move against calibrations on the outer disc by means of a cent...REL48389
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Galbraith, Harold Ernest (Petty Officer, b.1921 - d.1978)
Private Record
Maker: Galbraith, Harold Ernest
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 24093 Petty Officer Harold Ernest Galbraith, HMAS Napier, Egypt, Kenya, Palestine, Malta, Seychelles and Ceylon, 1942. Collection consists of on...PR91/158
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Gardam, D Shirley (Sister, d.1945)
Private Record
Maker: Gardam, Dora Shirley
HAND DRAWN BIRTHDAY CARD AND 2 PORTIONS OF NOTES WITH GREETINGS FROM PALEMBANG POW CAMPPR86/129
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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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Gotto, Basil Ashmead (Flight Lieutenant, b.1914 - d.2006)
Private Record
Maker: Peaker, Mike G Peaker, Mike G
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Flight Lieutenant Basil Ashmead Gotto, 100 Squadron, RAF. Collection consists of a typescript memoir of Gotto's time with 100 Squadron RAF betwe...PR89/159
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1. Gray, David. 2. Morrow, William (1. Sergeant, 8th Div Sig, AIF. 2. 8th Div Sig, AIF)
Private Record
TYPESCRIPT COPY OF STATEMENTS DETAILING SIGNALS TRAINING IN MALAYA, BATTLE ACTION IN THE WITHDRAWAL TO SINGAPORE, COMMENTS ON LT GEN GORDON BENNETT, DEPARTURE WITH COL BROADBENT'S PARTY, LATER SINKING...PR88/101
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Gregan, Damian (Captain, 1st Aust Base Supply Depot, AIF b.1913)
Private Record
Maker: Gregan, Damian
IRREGULAR ENTRIES COVERING BASE WORK IN PALESTINE AND SYRIA, COMMENTS ON JEWISH LIFE STYLE, RETURN TO AUSTRALIA VIA OESTENHAVEN AND DESCRIPTION OF THE CONFUSION APPARENT, POSTING TO ORO BAY, SECONDMEN...PR84/264
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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 : Sister D S Gardam, 2/4 Casualty Clearing Station
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Grey cotton cesarine, open-necked, short sleeved tropical pattern working dress with plain brown wool crepe shoulder straps secured with press studs. The dress buttons down the front from neck to hem ...REL/13736.001
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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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Gunther, J Pat (Nursing Sister)
Private Record
Maker: Gunther, Pat
LETTER TO PAT GUNTHER WHILE A POW AT PALEMBANG, SUMATRA. REFERS TO COMMUNICATIONS FROM SISTER GUNTHER AND CURRENT NEWS OF TWO MEN. NEWSPAPER PHOTOGRAPH AFTER RELEASE FROM CAPTIVITYPR90/019
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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
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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
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Hannah, Ellen M (Sister, 2/4th Aust CCS, AANS, and POW, Sumatra)
Private Record
Maker: Hannah, Ellen Mavis
NEWSCUTTING RE SR HANNAH'S INCARCERATION. LETTER FROM THE ABC RE AUSTRALIAN NURSES AND THE SINKING OF THE "VYNER BROOKE". COPY OF LETTER FROM SUMATRA DESCRIBING CONDITIONS. LETTER FROM SR HANNAH RE SE...3DRL/7474
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Holland, Herbert Sawford (Driver, b.1911-d.1990)
Private Record
Maker: Holland, Herbert Sawford
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX69236 Driver Herbert Sawford Holland, 2/3 Reserve Motor Transport Company, Second Australian Imperial Force, Thailand and Australia, 1945. Wal...PR05821
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Homecoming of Australian Army Nursing Service members
Photograph
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
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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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Informal group portrait of members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) at a homecoming ...
Photograph
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
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Inspection
Art
Maker: Banks, Gillian
Depicts a row of women and children lined up for inspection by Japanese guards in a prisoner-of-war camp in Indonesia. Scene drawn shows women and children PoWs at their twice daily camp inspection. B...ART28536.006
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Jacups, Howard (Lieutenant, b: 1919 d: 1996)
Manuscript
Maker: Jacups, Howard
A handwritten account by Lieutenant Howard Jacups AAMC entitled "Escape from Singapore, Singapore to Sydney, 43 days". The manuscript describes Jacups' escape from Singapore in February 1942 aboard th...MSS1633
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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
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Jeffrey, Agnes Betty (Sister)
Private Record
Maker: Jeffrey, Agnes Betty
Papers of Sister Agnes Betty Jeffrey, an Australian Army Nurse with 8 Division AIF and a prisoner of war in Palembang camp, Sumatra 1942-1945. The papers comprise handwritten diaries, letters, scrapbo...PR01780
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Krieg, Darsey Carl (Leading Seaman, b.1921-d.1988)
Private Record
Maker: Krieg, Darsey Carl
Collection relating to the Second World War service of PA2062 Leading Seaman Darsey Carl Krieg, HMAS Quickmatch, HMAS Torrens, and HMAS Cerberus, Royal Australian Navy, Australia, Atlantic Ocean, Indi...PR03701
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LIBERATED ALLIED AND AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR FROM PALEMBANG, SUMATRA, RELATE THEIR EXPERIENCE ...
Photograph
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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Maddock, Beryl (nee Chandler) (Flying Officer, 2 Mobile Receiving Station, Medical Air Evacuation Unit, RAAF b.1916)
Private Record
Maker: Maddock, Beryl
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Flying Officer Sister Beryl Maddock (nee Chandler). Collection consists of draft memoirs, research notes, a flying logbook, correspondence and c...PR89/023
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[Map of Sibolga and surrounding area, north Sumatra]
Digitised Collection
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
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[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
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Matron Vivian Bullwinkel
Art
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...ART28389
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McKay, L W (Corporal)
Private Record
Maker: McKay, L W
Notebook maintained by L W McKay of 2/29 Battalion AIF while in Soengi Soengal and Kenjaaren POW camps, detailing No. 10 (POW) Party, including Nominal Roll and list of those presumed drowned in the S...PR82/101
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MELBOURNE, VIC. 1942-06-15. MEMBERS OF NO. 1 SQUADRON RAAF AT THEIR REUNION DINNER HELD IN THE ...
Photograph
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...136480
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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.REL/12760
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Memories
Art
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...ART93098
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Merchant, Colin (Signalman)
Private Record
Maker: Merchant, Colin
Memoirs of Signalman Colin Merchant documenting his years as a POW of the Japanese after being captured in the fall of Singapore during the Second World War.PR01608
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Muir, Sylvia (Sister, 2/13th AGH, AIF, d.1996)
Private Record
Maker: Muir, Sylvia Jessie Mimmi
Letter written by Sister Sylvia Muir to Mr Hugh Clarke, describing the sinking of the "Vyner Brook" in Banka Strait, February 1942; and later, her release from captivity in Palembang Sumatra in Augus...PR84/357
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Munro, Allan Angus (Royal Air Force)
Manuscript
Maker: Munro, Allan Angus
Manuscript describes enlistment in RAF, evacuation from Singapore to Sumatra, capture by Japanese and work on a POW railway in Sumatra.MSS0722
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Musicka, Harold Wood (Warrant Officer, b.1914)
Private Record
Maker: Musicka, Harold Wood
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 2041 Warrant Officer Harold Wood Musicka, No. 1 Squadron RAAF, Malaya, Singapore, Java, 1940-1945. Collection consists of one typed manuscript e...AWM2019.1210.1
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Netherlands Atjeh Medal
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Netherlands Atjeh Medal 1873-74. Unnamed as issued. Obverse: The bearded bust of King William II facing right with the inscription 'WILLEM III KONING DER NEDERLANDEN G.H.V.L.' around the circumference...RELAWM14833
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NFX 70937 Sister Jean Greer, of 2/10 Australian General Hospital recuperating after her release ...
Photograph
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...P01015.006
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NFX70449 Sister Jess Doyle, of 2/10 Australian General Hospital sitting up in a hospital bed ...
Photograph
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 ...P01015.005
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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...P00634.001
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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...P00634.002
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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...306789
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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...306793
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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...306790
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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...306794
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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...306797
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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...306796
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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...306795
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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 ...306792
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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...306791
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Oram, Wilma Elizabeth Forster, (Captain, b.1916 - d.2001)
Private Record
Maker: Young, Wilma Elizabeth Forster
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED BY SISTER ORAM DURING HER CAPTIVITY AT PALEMBANG POW CAMP, MOSTLY FROM HER FAMILY; NOTEBOOKS CONTAINING NOMINAL ROLLS, POEMS AND SHORT STORIES AND NEWSCUTTINGS RELATING TO HER ...PR84/345
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Oram, Wilma Elizabeth Forster (Captain, b.1916 - d.2001)
Private Record
Maker: Young, Wilma Elizabeth Forster
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VFX58783 Captain Wilma Elizabeth Forster Oram, 13 Australian General Hospital, prisoner of war, Malaya, 1943. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of a lett...PR88/163
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OSS (Office of Strategic Services) State Department Intelligence and Research Reports
Official Record
COPIES OF RESEARCH REPORTS PRODUCED BY OSS AND STATE DEPARTMENT RELATING TO JAPAN AND ITS OCCUPIED TERRITORIES DURING WORLD WAR II, POST WAR JAPAN, KOREA AND SOUTH EAST ASIA AND THE FAR EASTORMF0067
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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.P01205.018
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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.P01205.019
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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.P01205.020
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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.P01205.021
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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...P01027.006
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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.REL/11871
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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
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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
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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.P01027.002
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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 ...P00805.001
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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
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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