| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR03216 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Letter, Papers, Notebook |
| Maker |
Groom, John D'Oyley (Jock) |
| Place made | Japan, Singapore: Changi |
| Date made | 1942-1946 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Groom, John D'Oyley (Captain, b.1916 - d.1995)
Description
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 Battalion and information about their movements after capture and imprisonment by the Japanese in 1942. Other records include letters to Groom , written in 1946, from families of men who had died during imprisonment; and a list of Sparrow Force members who returned to Australia.