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Aerial view of Changi POW Camp, Singapore Island
Art
Maker: Korsch, John Donald
The buildings were originally the barracks of the Gordon Highlanders, a regiment of the British Regular Army. The square and surrounding buildings were used by the Japanese to house all the Australian...ART28535.001
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AIF AND BRITISH POW, SELARANG BARRACKS, CHANGI, SINGAPORE, 1942-09-02. TROOPS ARRIVING IN ...
Photograph
Maker: Aspinall, George
AIF AND BRITISH POW, SELARANG BARRACKS, CHANGI, SINGAPORE, 1942-09-02. TROOPS ARRIVING IN SELARANG BARRACK SQUARE. THIS PORTION OF AREA OCCUPIED BY BRITISH TROOPS. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN SECRETLY BY GEORGE ...132937
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A stringed charpoy our Malayan bed April 1942
Art
Maker: Korsch, John Donald
A comfortable bed with the addition of a blanket, used by the prisoners extensively in Malaya before the fall of Singapore. Given the required material they could be quickly assembled.ART28535.004
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Babb, Henry Cecil (Chaplain, b.1906 - d.1987)
Private Record
Maker: Babb, Henry Cecil
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 72732 Chaplain Henry Cecil Babb, British Army, prisoner of war, Thailand and Burma, 1945. Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of a diary maintained by Chap...3DRL/6012(A)
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Brigadier Hubert Lucas
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Brigadier Hubert Francis Lucas, OBE, in charge of Administration Headquarters.ART26424
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Brigadier K Torrance
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
British Brigadier K S Torrance, OBE, MC, General Staff CommandART26426
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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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CHANGI, SINGAPORE, 1942-09-04. AIF AND BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR AT SELARANG BARRACKS. IN ...
Photograph
Maker: Aspinall, George
CHANGI, SINGAPORE, 1942-09-04. AIF AND BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR AT SELARANG BARRACKS. IN FOREGROUND ARE MAKE-SHIFT SHELTERS CONSTRUCTED BY COOKS ALONGSIDE A WATER TRUCK. TROOPS IN LEFT BACKGROUND ARE ...106530
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CHANGI, SINGAPORE, 1942-09-04. AIF AND BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR AT SELARANG BARRACKS. THE ...
Photograph
Maker: Aspinall, George
CHANGI, SINGAPORE, 1942-09-04. AIF AND BRITISH PRISONERS OF WAR AT SELARANG BARRACKS. THE PHOTOGRAPH, A GENERAL VIEW OF THE WESTERN END OF BARRACK SQUARE, WAS SECRETLY TAKEN BY AN AUSTRALIAN PRISONER ...106531
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CHANGI, SINGAPORE, 1945-09-19. CHAPLAIN J.N. DUCKWORTH, 2ND BATTALION, CAMBRIDGESHIRE REGIMENT, ...
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CHANGI, SINGAPORE, 1945-09-19. CHAPLAIN J.N. DUCKWORTH, 2ND BATTALION, CAMBRIDGESHIRE REGIMENT, BRITISH ARMY, (CHURCH OF ENGLAND), IN THE HOSPITAL CHAPEL OF ST ANDREW AND ST LUKE, IN THE GROUNDS OF CH...116469
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CHANGI, SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 1942. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE INCIDENT, ...
Photograph
CHANGI, SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 1942. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE INCIDENT, IN WHICH OVER 15,000 BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN POWS WERE CONFINED IN THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE AFTER R...P00077.020
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CHANGI, SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 1942. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE INCIDENT, ...
Photograph
CHANGI, SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 1942. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE INCIDENT, IN WHICH OVER 15,000 BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN POWS WERE CONFINED IN THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE AFTER R...P00077.019
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CHANGI, SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 1942. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE INCIDENT, ...
Photograph
CHANGI, SINGAPORE, SEPTEMBER 1942. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN DURING THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE INCIDENT, IN WHICH OVER 15,000 BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN POWS WERE CONFINED IN THE SELARANG BARRACKS SQUARE AFTER R...P00077.018
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Colonel Edward Holmes
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Depicts a portrait of British Lieutenant Colonel Edward Barclay Holmes, MC, commander of British and Australian troops, after the departure of General Percival from Changi in August 1942.ART26430
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Day, Stephen Victor Burt (Lieutenant, b.1918 - d.2005)
Private Record
Maker: Day, Stephen Victor Burt
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 227042 Lieutenant Stephen Victor Burt Day, Headquarters South-West Pacific Area, British Army, Netherlands East Indies, Borneo and England, 1942-...PR03493
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Garden area inside Changi
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Men working at firewood stacks, making compost and tending gardens within the Changi camp. This works portrays the organised system the prisoners had established for the smooth running of the camp. Th...ART25053
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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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Leslie, Harry (Private)
Private Record
Maker: Leslie, Harry
Photocopies of papers related to prisoner of war experiences of Harry Leslie, of the 5th Battalion Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. Includes leaflets for public talks, draft copies of prepared...PR00516
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Lieutenant General Arthur Percival
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Lieutenant General Arthur Ernest Percival, CB, DSO, OBE, MC, General Officer Commanding of British Commonwealth forces during the Battle of Malaya and Singapore. As commanding officer, Percival signed...ART26420
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Pilkington, H P (Captain, Royal Norfolk Regiment, POW Changi.)
Private Record
Maker: Pilkington, H P
Collection consists of a photocopied typescript of a memoir called 'The Missing Years, 1941 - 1945, being the diaries and letters of H P Pilkington.' It covers the period just prior to the fall of Si...PR85/093
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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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recto: A Changi P.O.W building Feb to May 1942; verso: Tavoy drome, POW Camp
Art
Maker: Korsch, John Donald
One of the well constructed reinforced concrete barrack building of the former Gordon Highlander Barracks, which were built in 1937. This area is now the Changi Prisoner of War Camp and used by the Ja...ART28535.002
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SINGAPORE, 1945-09-19. LT R.D. STEWART, HEADQUARTERS, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS VOLUNTEER FORCE, AN EX ...
Photograph
SINGAPORE, 1945-09-19. LT R.D. STEWART, HEADQUARTERS, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS VOLUNTEER FORCE, AN EX PRISONER OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE, USING A HOME-MADE ELECTRIC CIGARETTE LIGHTER IN THE BRITISH SECTION OF...116543
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SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, 1945-09-14. ADMIRAL LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN, GCVO, CB, DSO, ...
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SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, 1945-09-14. ADMIRAL LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN, GCVO, CB, DSO, SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER, SOUTH EAST ASIA, INSPECTING MEMBERS OF THE BRITISH GUARD OF HONOUR DURING THE PARAD...117157
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SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, 1945-09-14. ADMIRAL LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN, GCVO, CB, DSO, ...
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SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, 1945-09-14. ADMIRAL LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN, GCVO, CB, DSO, SUPREME ALLIED COMMANDER, SOUTH EAST ASIA, ACCOMPANIED BY LIEUT-COL S.A.F. POND, OBE, COMMANDING OFFICER, 2/2...117165
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SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, 1945-09-15. EX-PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE EXAMINING BOOKS ...
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SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, 1945-09-15. EX-PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE EXAMINING BOOKS WRITTEN AND PRODUCED BY FELLOW PRISONERS WHILE THEY WERE PRISONERS OF CHANGI GAOL. ONE JOURNAL, THE EXIL...117204
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The move to Barrack Square, 2 September 1942
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Forced movement of Australian and British prisoners with their belongings to Selarang Barracks on 2 September 1942. Over 15,000 prisoners were concentrated in the square by the Japanese General Fukuye...ART25084
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Water cart, Changi, May 1942
Art
Maker: Korsch, John Donald
One of the water carts (a converted motor vehicle) used in Changi Prisoner of War Camp. They were filled with chlorinated water and had to be manhandled by the prisoners themselves. This was one of th...ART28535.003
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Watson, William (Sergeant; b.1915 - d.1988)
Private Record
Maker: Watson, William
Collection relating to the Second World War service of S/101508 Sergeant William Watson, Royal Army Service Corps (RASC), British Army, prisoner of war, Singapore, Changi, Thailand, 1942-1944. Wallet...PR05269
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Welsh, Robert Beall Colville. (Captain, b: 1915 d: 1992.)
Manuscript
Maker: Welsh, Robert Beall Colville
Diary 26 January 1942 - 24 October 1945, describing capture by the Japanese, imprisonment, and medical work among POWs in Thailand. Includes comments on Australian troops and doctors who were imprison...MSS1554