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Flattened celluloid doll in paper wrapper : Private W C Davis, 2/18 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Small celluloid kewpie-style doll with painted face and string-jointed arms and legs. Reverse is moulded with maker's name (Fore ??) and a '3' in a diamond. The doll is wrapped in a small paper parcel...REL34430
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FLEMINGTON SHOWGROUNDS, MELBOURNE 1945-10-11. A LARGE CROWD OF RELATIVES AND FRIENDS GREETED THE ...
Photograph
FLEMINGTON SHOWGROUNDS, MELBOURNE 1945-10-11. A LARGE CROWD OF RELATIVES AND FRIENDS GREETED THE CARLOADS OF AUSTRALIAN EX PRISONERS OF WAR AS THEY ARRIVED AT THE SHOWGROUNDS. VX43825 CORPORAL L. M. E...119663
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Flowers, William Alfred (Private, b.1919 - d.2012)
Private Record
Maker: Flowers, William Alfred
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX27026 Private Willaim Alfred Flowers, 2/9 Field Ambulance, Changi, 1943. Wallet 1 of 1 - contains an account written by Flowers about his im...PR03316
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Flowers, William Alfred (Private, b.1920 - d.2012)
Manuscript
Maker: Flowers, William Alfred
Manuscript by VX27026 Private Bill Flowers of 2/9 Field Ambulance describing basketball played at Changi Prisoner-of war camp. Mentions a game played against Korean guards, also the grand final betwee...MSS1575
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Flynn, John (Private, 2/20th Bn, AIF b.1906)
Private Record
Maker: Flynn, John
DEMOBILIZATION PROCEDURE BOOK AND 2 POW LETTER CARDS SENT BY FLYNN, TO HIS SISTER, FROM CHANGI AND JAPANPR87/231
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Folder 2 of 2 - Eyewitness account of the executions of Corporal Breavington and Private Gale, c.1942
Digitised Collection
Maker: Unknown
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX621 Private Pierre Michael Walton, 8 Division Provost Company, including the period he was a prisoner of war (POW) of the Japanese, c. 1942. W...RCDIG0001290
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Folder 1 of 2 - Papers relating to the service of Pierre Michael Walton, 1939-1945
Digitised Collection
Maker: Commonwealth of Australia Higgins, Thomas Henry Inoue, Ichiji Jones, Alfred Lugton, Stanley James Unknown Walton, Pierre Michael
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX621 Private Pierre Michael Walton, 8 Division Provost Company, including the period he was a prisoner of war (POW) of the Japanese, 1942-1945. ...AWM2020.22.212
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For all the smell we aren't so dead
Art
Maker: Campbell, Edward Stewart
A man is walking along playing what looks like a clarinet. Jumping off the ground at his feet are some fish, while in the background are some hot water boilers.ART90378.013
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Forestry group, Changi : grubbing
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Depicts Australian prisoners-of-war captured by the Japanese at Singapore, grubbing out rubber trees outside Changi Goal where they were quartered. The timber is used in the camp as firewood and for m...ART26516
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Forestry group, Changi: lopping
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
A member of the Forestry Unit lopping branches of rubber trees for firewood. This unit was one of the first established by the prisoners upon their captivity. Wood was a necessity for cooking their ra...ART26517
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Foster, James Herbert (Private, b.1922 - d.2016)
Private Record
Maker: Foster, James Herbert
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX63764 Private James Herbert Foster, 2/29 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia and Singapore, 1942-1945. ...PR05601
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Fox, Edward James (Signaller, 8th Div Signals, AIF b.1923)
Private Record
Maker: Fox, Edward James
NOTES TAKEN BY DONOR IN CHANGI POW CAMP RELATED TO THE SINKING OF THE "PRINCE OF WALES", SUNDRY ACCOUNTS AND A NEW TESTAMENT CARRIED THROUGHOUT CAPTIVITYPR84/343
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Frampton, H J (Private, POW, Changi)
Private Record
Maker: Frampton, H J
DIARY - BRIEF REGULAR ENTRIES COVERING ARRIVAL IN BATAVIA, CAPTURE BY THE JAPANESE AND POW EXPERIENCES3DRL/3592
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Fraser, Langlands F (Lance Bombardier, 2/10th Fld Regt, AIF)
Private Record
Maker: Fraser, Langlands Fulton
Collection primarily consists of a 53 page typed memoir titled 'Life is for living', written by Lang Fraser covering his war time training, the fall of Singapore and his life as a POW in Changai and o...PR86/306
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From the officer's ward, Changi Hospital
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
The buildings in the foreground were, before the war, quarters for Officers of the British Regiments garrisoning Singapore and now in use as a hospital for officer prisoner-of-war. The buildings and t...ART26459
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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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Gahan, Neil John (Captain); Morrison, Norman (Captain)
Private Record
Maker: Gahan, Neil John
Nominal Roll of the 2/29 Battalion compiled and maintained by Captain Norman Morrison while he and his unit, 2/29 Battalion, were Japanese Prisoners of War in Changi Prison, Singapore; a personal note...PR01076
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Galleghan, Frederick 'Black Jack' (Brigadier, b.1897 - d.1971)
Private Record
Maker: Galleghan, Frederick Gallagher 'Black Jack'
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Brigadier Frederick Galleghan. Collection consist of photocopies of correspondence between Brigadier Frederick Galleghan and Major K J McGee reg...3DRL/3857
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Galleghan, Frederick Gallagher (Brigadier, DSO, OBE, ED, 8th Aust Div and POW, Changi)
Private Record
Maker: Galleghan, Frederick Gallagher 'Black Jack'
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX70416 Brigadier F.G. Galleghan D.S.O. O.B.E. E.D., 8th Australian Division, 1942-1945. Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection contains one notebook inclu...3DRL/2191
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Galleghan, Frederick Gallegher (Major-General, DSO, OBE, 2/30 Battalion, AIF, Commanding Officer AIF Headquarters b.1897 - d.1971)
Private Record
Maker: Galleghan, Frederick Gallagher 'Black Jack'
CORRESPONDENCE AND COMMENTS BY MAJOR-GENERAL GALLEGHAN CONCERNING A CATALOGUE PRODUCED BY THE AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL TO ACCOMPANY AN EXHIBITION OF THE PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS OF V MURRAY GRIFFIN, COMP...3DRL/0512
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Galleghan, Sir Frederick Gallagher 'Black Jack' (Brigadier, b.1897 - d.1971)
Private Record
Maker: Galleghan, Frederick Gallagher 'Black Jack'
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Brigadier Sir Frederick Gallagher 'Black Jack' Galleghan DSO, OBE, ED, 8th Australian Division and prisoner of war, Changi. Collection consists ...3DRL/2313
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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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[George McNeilly conducting class]
Art
Maker: Sprod, George Napier
Amongst the many activities held in Changi to alleviate boredom, was a conducting class held by George McNeilly, a member of the YMCA unit.ART29033
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Gilmore, Samuel Leslie (Sergeant, 2/20th Bn, AIF b.1909)
Private Record
Maker: Gilmore, Samuel Leslie
PHOTOCOPY OF TYPESCRIPT MADE OF DIARY KEPT BY GILMORE DURING THE EARLY FIGHTING OF THE UNIT IN MALAYA AND AS A POW IN CHANGI; ALSO ORDERS FOR PRISONERS AND POETRY WRITTEN BY GILMORE AND OTHERS RELATIN...PR89/051
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Glen Alvie Remembers
Manuscript
Maker: Glen Alvie Recreation Reserve Committee
'Glen Alvie Remembers', a manuscript based on research into 28 former students of Glen Alvie State School who served in the First World War and 31 men and 3 women who enlisted form Glen Alvie for Worl...MSS2004
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Goal cell, Changi
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Living accommodation in Changi gaol. In the middle of 1944 all the POWs, some 10,000 men, held at Selarang Barracks and surrounds had to move to Changi goal proper, which was designed to accommodate 6...ART25092
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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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'Got a light, Dig?'
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Drawing depicting three types of prisoners - a Russian, a Dutchman from the Netherlands East Indies, and an Australian.ART25097
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'Government in Two Worlds: An Introductory Survey of the Governments of Britain and Australia', by Alexander Russell Downer
Digitised Collection
Maker: Downer, Alexander 'Alick' Russell
Manuscript relating to the Second World War service of SX10422 Acting Sergeant Alexander 'Alick' Russell Downer, 2/14th Field Regiment, prisoner of war in Changi, titled ‘Government in Two Worlds: An...AWM2016.38.241
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Grass cutting and crushing machine, Changi
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
The finer type of grass was gathered outside the camp, cut, crushed and soaked for 24 hours, then the liquid taken medicinally as a preventative against beri beri. On the left a POW is feeding an inve...ART26507
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Grass extract shed, Changi camp
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Showing two Australian POW men in Changi prison crushing and soaking grass for beri beri preventitive. The prisoners received few medicines from the Japanese and had to experiment with their own mixtu...ART24471
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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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Green, Harry Raymond (Private, b.1919 - d.1998)
Private Record
Maker: Green, Harry Raymond
Notebook belonging to NX41959 Private Harry R Green of 2/30 Battalion during captivity as a Japanese prisoner of war, 1942-1945, in Malaya during the Second World War. The notebook contains numerous a...PR04024
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Greeting Card Collection
Published Collection
Maker: Various
The Greeting Card collection consists of both hand-drawn and commercially produced cards sent to and from Australian service personnel engaged in conflicts dating from the South African War (1899-1902...RC00370
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Griffin, Murray (Official War Artist, b. 1903 - d.1992)
Manuscript
Manuscript relating to the Second World War service of Official War Artist B3/58 (VX64361) Vaughan Murray Griffin, Singapore. Wallet 1 of 1 contains a manuscript of recollections of experiences in pr...MSS0750
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Groom, John D'Oyley (Captain, b.1916 - d.1995)
Private Record
Maker: Groom, John D'Oyley (Jock)
Collection of TX2131 Captain Jock Groom, 2/40 Battalion, compiled while a prisoner of war from 1942-1945. Comprises a notebook kept by Groom, recording names of soldiers who served with the 2/40th B...PR03216
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Hadden, Thomas Horace (Private, 13th AGH and POW, Changi d.1983)
Private Record
Maker: Hadden, Thomas Horace
Diary covering service including incarceration. Letters home prior to capture. Letters to Hadden's mother regarding his POW status. Information on his incarceration and POW broadcasts. Christmas and b...PR84/017
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Hadden, T H (Private, 2/13th AGH, AIF, POW)
Private Record
Maker: Hadden, Thomas Horace
PAPERS RELATED TO POW ACTIVITIES IN CHANGI POW CAMP, INCLUDING CONSTITUTION AND MINUTES OF THE AGH CHANGI ROSTRUM CLUB, SOUVENIR PROGRAMS FROM VARIOUS CONCERT PARTY PERFORMANCES AT CHANGI, ONE OF WHIC...PR82/092
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Half moon street, 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...ART23381
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Hall, Ronald Wilson (Sergeant, b.1911 - d.1967)
Private Record
Maker: Hall, Ronald Wilson Various
Typescript carbon copy of 'Selerang Special Order of the Day No 3 Dated 4 September 1942', issued by Colonel E B Holmes, Commanding British and Australian Troops, Changi, relating to the signing of a ...PR02083
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Halt for midday rice
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Five prisoners of the log loading party sitting in the shade for their midday ration of rice.ART25093
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Hamilton, Gilbert Ford, Lieutenant
Manuscript
Maker: Hamilton, Gilbert Ford
Photocopy of typescript "Malayan Campaign" notes from lectures in Changi Prison Camp. Consists of talks given on tactics and operations against Japanese include messages by Wavell, Percival, Geldard a...MSS0793
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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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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 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