| Accession Number | PR03121 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Memoir |
| Maker |
Gilbert, Maric Jeggo (Eddie) |
| Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Ambon, Pulau, Ambon |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 89/0121 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Gilbert, Maric Jeggo
Description
Diary and illustrated memoir written by Private Maric Eddie Gilbert. Gilbert wrote the diary over several months in 1945 describing conditions as Japanese prisoner of war on Ambon. The memoir, "Ambon, 1941-1945, recollections of a survivor" also includes information about his service with 2/21 Battalion.