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  1. Ainsworth, C W D (Private b.1921 - d.1963)

    Private Record

    Maker: Ainsworth, Colin William Danks

    Medical records of Private Ainsworth while a Prisoner of War at Hintok and Konyu. Written on scraps of paper. Two of the records are signed by "Weary" Dunlop.

    PR00773

  2. Appleby, James

    Private Record

    Maker: Appleby, James

    Copy of report, including photographs, prepared by Mr Jim Appleby, Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation, concerning access to Hellfie Pass, in the Thailand sector of the Burma-Thailand Railway. The...

    PR88/036

  3. Ashby, Hugh King (Civilian scientist)

    Private Record

    Maker: Ashby, Hugh King

    Collection relating to Hugh Ashby during the Second World War. Collection includes a memoir written by Ashby documenting his capture by the Japanese in Singapore after he joined the Straits Settlment...

    PR03218

  4. Babb, C H (Chaplain, British Army)

    Private Record

    Maker: Babb, C H

    BABB'S DIARY RECORDING JOURNEY BY BABB AND OTHER EX PRISONERS OF WAR OF JAPANESE ALONG BURMA SIAM RAILWAY LINE FROM BANGKOK TO THANBYUZAYAT TO POINT OUT LOCATION OF GRAVE SITES TO WAR GRAVES COMMISSIO...

    PRMF0069

  5. Babb, Henry C (Chaplain, British Army and POW, Changi)

    Private Record

    Maker: Babb, Henry C

    DIARY MAINTAINED BY CHAPLAIN BABB WHILE ACCOMPANYING REPRESENTATIVES OF THE WAR GRAVES COMMISSION ALONG THE BURMA/THAILAND RAILWAY TO LOCATE POW CEMETERIES. THIS TOOK PLACE IN SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 1945...

    3DRL/6012(A)

  6. Baird, Les (Private)

    Private Record

    Maker: Baird, Les

    Collection relating to the service of Private Les Baird. The collection consists of photocopied handwritten diary transcripts. The diaries were kept by Baird while he was a Prisoner of War on the Burm...

    PR85/054

  7. Bashford, Frederick Hugh (Chaplain, b.1904 - d.1950)

    Private Record

    Maker: Bashford, Frederick Hugh

    Papers include burial register, death certificates, register and descriptions of services held, and sketches of cemetery plans, from time Chaplain Bashford spent as a prisoner of war of the Japanese i...

    PR00062

  8. 1. Bayliss, Cliff (Lance Corporal); 2, Crispin, K

    Private Record

    Diary maintained while a prisoner of the Japanese by Bayliss from 5 May 1942 until his death, then by Crispin until December 1943. Provides a detailed daily record, commenting on food, work, treatment...

    PR00555

  9. Blau, Osmar Julius (Captain, b.1913)

    Private Record

    Maker: Blau, Osmar Julius

    Typescript address by Captain Osmar Julius Blau (27 Brigade Field Workshop; 74 Light Aid Detachment, 22 Brigade) concerning his captivity as a prisoner of war of the Japanese, 1942-45. It describes th...

    PR01047

  10. Bray, George W (Sapper, b.1913)

    Private Record

    Maker: Bray, George W

    TWO ORIGINAL DIARIES/NOTEBOOKS WITH REMINISCENCES AND ENTRIES DESCRIBING EXPERIENCES AS A POW. PHOTOCOPIED TYPESCRIPT OF ONE NOTEBOOK WITH EXTRA ANNOTATIONS MADE TO TEXT

    PR86/383

  11. Burma/Thailand Railway

    Private Record

    PAPER OUTLINING THE HISTORY, ENGINEERING, PLANNING AND ROUTE OF THE BURMA/THAILAND RAILWAY. GIVES DETAILS OF DISTANCES COVERED. INFORMATION PREPARED BY G P ADAMS.

    3DRL/6463

  12. Burrey, Edward. William. (b.1920 Staff Sergeant)

    Private Record

    Maker: Burrey, Edward William

    Diaries begin with narrative account of events between January and June 1942, in Malaya, Johore Baru, Singapore, mentioning evacuation, destruction and confusion, capitulation, march to Changi, and pl...

    PR00662

  13. Chattaway, Francis Charles (Able Seaman, b.1920)

    Private Record

    Maker: Chattaway, Francis Charles 'Frank'

    Diaries and journal describe naval battle off Java and sinking of HMAS Perth and USS Houston. Covers experiences as a POW in Java and Singapore, at numerous camps on the Burma Railway and finally in J...

    PR90/116

  14. Clarke, Jack Alfred Hopetoun (Sergeant, b.1912)

    Private Record

    Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX43493 Sergeant Jack Alfred Hopetoun Clarke, 2/10 Australian General Hospital. Consists of a handwritten Christmas greeting card sent by women a...

    PR82/023

  15. Cornford, N R S (Sergeant b.1903 - d.1990)

    Private Record

    Maker: Cornford, N R S

    Medical records relating to the amputation of Sgt Cornford's right arm while a prisoner of the Japanese.

    PR00504

  16. Cregan, Stanley J (Gunner, POW, Burma)

    Private Record

    Maker: Cregan, Stanley J

    4 POW POSTCARDS. PAY BOOK, 1941-42

    3DRL/6119

  17. Cunningham, H (Padre)

    Private Record

    Maker: Cunningham, H

    BIBLE USED BY PADRE CUNNINGHAM DURING HIS IMPRISONMENT AT CHANGI POW CAMP AND LATER WORK ON THE BURMA-THAILAND RAILWAY. ANNOTATED

    PR83/239

  18. Devon, John (Jno) (Private)

    Private Record

    Maker: Devon, John

    An account of his experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese between 1942 and 1945, written in 1946 after his diary was destroyed. Comments in detail on action in Malaya and later experiences on Burma ...

    PR00310

  19. Downes, Harry Wraith (Lieutenant, b.1918 - d.1943)

    Private Record

    Maker: Downes, Harry Wraith

    Part of diary (and transcript) kept by Lt Downes while a prisoner of the Japanese working on the Burma-Thailand railway. Records work, spirit of prisoners, treatment by Japanese, disease and illness, ...

    PR91/156

  20. Dunlop, Sir Ernest Edward (Weary) (Colonel, AC, CMG, OBE, K St J, Medical Officer, POW S E Asia b.1907)

    Private Record

    Maker: Dunlop, Ernest Edward 'Weary'

    DUNLOP'S DEDICATION ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE HELLFIRE PASS MEMORIAL WALK TRAIL, BURMA THAILAND RAILWAY IN APRIL 1987. HANDWRITTEN NOTES AND A TYPED COPY

    PR87/154

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