Place | Asia: Singapore, Changi |
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Accession Number | ART25074 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 44.9 x 30.6 cm (irregular) |
Object type | Work on paper |
Physical description | pen, ink and wash over pencil on paper |
Maker |
Griffin, Murray |
Place made | Singapore: Changi |
Date made | 1945 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
The camp potter, Changi
Description
With the aid of an old crank-shaft, local clay and a constructed kiln, Private Douglas Marks Fraser (NX40359) of 2/18th Battalion, managed to make toddy pots, so that the few coconut palms in the camp area could be tapped to produce a liquid to fight vitamin deficiency. Due to the workshop run by the men, the camp became proficient at building all the necessities needed by the prisoners.