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Aluminium container : Lieutenant A Y Ellerman, 2/29 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Engraved aluminium container with a hinged lid. The top of the container has a stippled background and is engraved with a sunflower design and 'A Y ELLERMAN'. The back of the container is engraved wit...REL31565
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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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Anti climb hook : Changi Gaol
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Curved steel hook from the inner wall of Changi Gaol. The hook, which was previously cemented into the wall, appears to have been removed with a welding torch, giving a melted and discoloured finish t...REL33235.002
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Anti climb hook : Changi Gaol
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Curved steel hook from the inner wall of Changi Gaol. The hook, which was previously cemented into the wall, appears to have been removed with a welding torch, giving a melted and discoloured finish t...REL33235.001
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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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Australia Service Medal : Private J T Marsden, 2/20 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL34162.004
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Australia Service Medal 1945-1975 : Private J T Marsden, 2/20 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Australia Service Medal 1945-1975. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL34162.005
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Autographed good luck flag : Sergeant N M Cohen, 8 Division HQ
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Unknown Japanese soldier's autographed national flag, with a central inset red cotton disc. There are numerous slogans and signatures written on the flag in black ink characters. The top right corner ...REL45907
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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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Blue Red Cross armband with 'MAS' title : Mrs A M Cuthbe, Changi Prison
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Dark blue cotton drill armband with small appliqued red cross in the centre. Above this is attached an oxidised brass shoulder title 'MAS'. The fabric behind the title appears to have once been embro...REL/08535
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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 J T Marsden, 2/20 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
British War Medal 1939-45. Impressed around edge with recipient's details.REL34162.003
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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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Brownlow Medal : Corporal L A 'Peter' Chitty, 2/2 Australian Motor Ambulance Convoy
Heraldry
Maker: Robert Pringle & Sons Unknown
Small circular sterling silver medallion with a decorative scroll attached to the top. The front of the medallion has a hammered finish with a gold shield in the centre. The shield is surrounded by a ...REL32808
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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 block key from Changi Gaol : Gunner P Hindley, 2/15 Field Regiment, RAA
Heraldry
Maker: Chubb, London
Large polished steel Chubb key. The oval ring end of the key is stamped on one side 'CHUBB LONDON' and on the other side 'G'.REL/21826
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Cell door number plate : Changi Gaol
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass number plate attached to the door of a cell at Changi Gaol. The rectangular plate has a screw hole at each corner, with the numeral '3' impressed in the centre. The numeral is picked out in blac...REL33236.002
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Cell door number plate : Changi Gaol
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Brass number plate attached to the door of a cell at Changi Gaol. The rectangular plate has a screw hole at each corner, with the numeral '1' impressed in the centre. The numeral is picked out in blac...REL33236.001
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Changi gaol cell door sign : Eric Mekie, Jack Field, and Ernest Hodgkin
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Vertically oriented rectangular shaped sign with superbly fine detail, cut from an exposed X-ray plate. The top two thirds of the sign consists of an ensemble of elements in silhouette, placed around...REL24941.001
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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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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 handkerchief for members of C Company, 2/30 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Standard army issue khaki cotton handkerchief with a 2cm hem on each sides. On the top right hand corner is a small 'x' with a dash. The same symbol is on the opposite corner but on the back. The bac...REL30186
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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 from Changi : Sergeant Robert Charles Shelton, 2/9 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Shelton, R C
Handmade rectangular wooden cribbage board topped with a perforated alloy plate. The plate is engraved with the Australian coat of arms in the centre, in which the shield and crown elements have been ...REL25173.001
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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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Cut throat razor : Sergeant S Bryant-Smith, 2/29 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: T R Cadman & Sons, Sheffield
Folding cut throat type razor with black bakelite handle. Razor is stored in a handmade webbing pouch with button closure, and a remnant cardboard sleeve. Black bakelite handle is stamped in gold on o...REL25220
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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 'Australian Changi quilt': Female internees, Changi Prison
Heraldry
Maker: Aldworth, Edna Jessie Auger, Beatrice Maud 'Trixie' Austen-Hofer, Eunice Elizabeth Barnes, Betsy Florence Nea ‘Nea’ Bell, Mary Elizabeth Blackman, Elaine de Souza Blackman, Hazel Ivy Bloom, Freddy Bond, Elizabeth 'Betty' Boston, Joan Margaret Brown, Iris Dora Bruhn, Sheila Philomena Winifred Burgin, Valerie Roberts Burns, Margaret Burstall, Mary Louise Cogan, Geraldine Mary Corley, Constance Doris Haigh 'Doris' Cornelius, Mary Dorothy 'Dorothy' Early, Sheila Ennis, Marion Elizabeth 'Elizabeth' Fletcher, Lucy Francis, Edith May 'Kay' Good, Dorothy G E ‘Judy’ Gottlieb, Valentine Gladys 'Gladys' Gough, Elise Rose Griffith-Jones, Anne Laugharne Phillips Grist, Isobel Jeanne Harness, Caroline Annie Heath, Kathleen Margaret Hegarty, Bridget Hughes, Mary Campbell Crawford Chalmers Hunt, Ena Jenkins, Isobel Helen Jones, Eileen Jones, Nora Janet Kennard, Kathleen Getrude La Cloche, Alice Louise Lacey, Hilda Grace Latta, Helen Anne Logan, Diana Margaret MacKenzie, Sybil Kathleen Macdonald, Dorothy Mather, Dorothy May McCubbin, Jessie McIntosh-Whyte, Joan Mary McIntyre, Vera Amy Victoria McIvor, Judy McMorine, Martha Garrick Millard, Betsey Mitchell, P J Moir, Ellen Agnes Mulvany, Ethel Rogers Murphy, Edith Harle Hickie Nealson, J H Pape, Agnes Milroy Parfitt, Iris Gladys Joyce Rackham, Anne Reilly, Rodney Florence Russell-Davis, Freda Elaine Scott, Mary Pearl Shorthouse, Muriel Smalley, Betty I Smallwood, Margaret Sowerby, Olive Stanley-Cary, Joan Frances Lois Thomas, Mary Tompkins, Lilian Gladys 'Gladys' Uniacke, Elizabeth Mary Unknown internee Von Hagt, Ethne Von Hagt, Violet Walker, Barbara Watson, Alice May 'May' Watson, Marjory Webster, Marie Alma Whitehead, Irene Williams, Gladys Marion Williams, Sue Wills, Helen Redpath Logan de Moubray, Katherine Mary
Quilt made up of 66 embroidered squares, each 'signed' in embroidery with the maker's name. All the squares are edged with turkey red chain-stitch. The squares are bounded by a broad white cotton bord...REL/14235
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Embroidered 'Japanese Changi quilt': Female internees, Changi Prison
Heraldry
Maker: Aitken, Violet Pauline Austen-Hofer, Eunice Elizabeth Beck, Helen Bell, Mary Elizabeth Bloom, Freddy Bridges, Grace Broadbent, Maud Brown, Iris Dora Burns, Margaret Clark, Muriel Graham Cutler, Rona Clements De Jager, Toosje Dickinson, Contance Ethel ‘Pauline’ Dixon, Norah Edwards, Joyce Edwards, Mary Evans, A Francis, Edith May 'Kay' Greaves, Florence Gregory, Minnie Rosamund Hancock, Clarice Heath, Kathleen Margaret Hegarty, Bridget Henderson, Jean Hooper, Wantar N'nakon Hughes, Mary Campbell Crawford Chalmers Iris Jackson, Priscilla Hannah Jamieson, Alice Mary Elizabeth Lawtie Jones, Eileen Jones, Nora Janet King, Eveline Mary Kinnear, Gwendolyn Edith Allen Kitts, Rhoda Margaret Koek, Cynthia Kronin, Angela Lacey, Caroline Lindsay, Evelyn Gladys Loveridge, Edith Annie Martin, Looleen Anna Martin, Nellie Maunder McCubbin, Jessie McLeod, Ethel Cory Moir, Ellen Agnes Morier, M Mulvany, Ethel Rogers Murphy, Kathleen B L 'Pat' Palomar, Leonora Patterson, Violet May Hilda Pearson, Eileen Mary Rank, Minnie Louise Rattray, Emma Edith Lascelles Renton, Constance Ethel Russell-Davis, Freda Elaine Ruthven, Dora Lansdale Sadler, Eva Maud Scott, Mary Pearl Stafford, Nora Ethel Sullivan, Anne Muriel Tan, Ruth Kathleen Uniacke, Elizabeth Mary Unknown internee White, Helen Dorothy Wickett, Mary June Willies, Ada Wood, Florence
Handmade quilt constructed from 66 embroidered or appliquéd squares each ‘signed’ in embroidery with the maker(s) name. All the squares are edged with turkey red feather-stitch. The squares are bounde...RELAWM32526
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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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Embroidered skirt made by female internees in Changi Gaol, May 1942
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Short, fine white linen circular dance skirt with left side placket opening fastened by a single press stud and a waistband fastened by two metal hooks and eyes. Down the front are listed 19 numbers p...REL33930
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Embroidered souvenir signature cloth : Mrs A M Cuthbe, Changi Prison
Heraldry
Maker: Cuthbe, Augusta Mary
Rectangular, fine cream linen, souvenir cloth, machine hemmed on one edge and hand hemmed on the other three edges. The cloth is edged with cream cotton lace applied with fine hand whipped stitches. T...REL/08534
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Embroidered souvenir signature cloth : Mrs A M Cuthbe, Changi Prison
Heraldry
Maker: Cuthbe, Augusta Mary
Cream linen souvenir cloth, embroidered throughout in fine chainstitch and hand hemmed. The long sides are edged with hand applied cotton lace. The short sides have a decorative embroidered zigzag bor...REL/08533
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Embroidered tobacco pouch : Mrs A M Cuthbe, Changi Prison
Heraldry
Maker: Cuthbe, Augusta Mary
Khaki cotton folding tobacco pouch lined with cream coloured rubber. The inside bottom of the pouch is hand embroidered in black cotton chainstitch, with a scene of two women carring a broom and a ful...REL/08538
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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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Engraving tool from Changi : R C Shelton, 2/9 Field Ambulance
Heraldry
Maker: Shelton, R C
Hand carved tapered wooden handled tool, with simple round steel pin engraver mounted in the narrower end. The engraving pin has a bevelled cutting edge.REL25173.002
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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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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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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
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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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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 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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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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'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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Lion head door handle from Changi Gaol : Private J J Tracey, Australian Army Service Corps, 8 Division
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Heavy brass lion-headed door handle set within a decorative border. The handle is complete with a circular brass door plate edged with two rows of beading. Two holes are drilled into the plate to allo...REL33632
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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22nd Brigade pennant flag : Lieutenant L W Male, 8 Division AIF
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Maker: Unknown
A green cotton pennant flag with '22 Bde / Changi 4 Feb. 43 / Coy Drill Competition' hand stitched with a combined orange/brown/white wool thread. An oval shaped felt colour patch of the 2/20th Battal...REL34237
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Pacific Star : Private C T Parker, 2/26 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Unnamed as issued.REL45295.003
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Pacific Star : Private G A G Siebert, 2/18 Battalion, AIF
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Maker: Unknown Unknown
Pacific Star, impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL38873.001
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Pacific Star : Private J T Marsden, 2/20 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed on reverse with recipient's details.REL34162.002
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Pacific Star : Private R H J Warren, 2/18 Battalion
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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
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Maker: Unknown
Pacific Star. Impressed reverse with recipient's details.REL35413.002
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Pair of aluminium identity discs : Private W Davis, 2/18 Battalion
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Maker: Unknown
Pair of aluminium identity discs,; one round and one octagonal, joined by a brass link. Both are engraved 'NX40190 / CE / W DAVIS / O 4 / C Coy 2/18 Bn'. The reverse of the hexagonal tag is additiona...REL34429
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Pipe : H K Ashby, Straits Settlements Volunteer Force
Heraldry
Maker: Ashby, Hugh King
Hand made pipe. The bowl is carved from Malayan hardwood and the stem is made from a length of hollowed out bamboo.REL31500
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Plaque commemorating the losses of 35 Light Anti Aircraft Regiment in Malaya, Sumatra and Java, 1941 - 42
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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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Playing cards in hand made case : Mrs A M Cuthbe, Changi Prison
Heraldry
Maker: Cuthbe, Augusta Mary
Pack of 52 commercially produced playing cards with blue patterned backs. The Ace of Clubs shows a pair of rabbits underneath a crescent moon with 'PLAYING CARD No.202 MANUFACTURED BY CHENG SING INDUS...REL/08536
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Pottery mug : Private J F Blondahl, 2/18 Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Blondahl, J F
Lightweight, unglazed red brown pottery mug with handle. Mug has been turned on a foot operated pottery wheel. Handle has been cut out from a sheet of clay and separately applied. Words have been wri...REL24461
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Pottery mug : Private J F Blondahl, 2/18 Battalion AIF
Heraldry
Maker: Blondahl, J F
Unglazed light brown pottery mug with handle. Mug has been turned on a foot operated pottery wheel. Handle has been cut out from a sheet of clay and separately applied. Words have been written into t...REL24462
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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
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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
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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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Saxophone case : E J Banks, Changi Concert Party
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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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Saxophone : E J Banks, Changi Concert Party
Heraldry
Maker: Fanning, Keith
Saxophone impressed 'MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA' and 'J K MARK 9849 THE BEST IN THE WORLD'. It has been further engraved, subsequent to manufacture by its Singaporean importer, 'THE NEW KING NANG HENG & C...RELAWM32797.001
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Shaving brush made in Changi Prisoner of War camp
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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