Solomon, Louis George (NX31540, Private, b.1914 - d.1959)

Collection relating to service of NX31540 Private Louis George Solomon, who served with the 2/18 Battalion during the Second World War and became a prisoner of war. Collection comprises four lettercards written while Solomon was a prisoner of war, spanning 1942 to 1945 and five letters he wrote from Changi Goal between August and September 1945 following the end of the war. Other items include two photographs of Solomon in uniform taken before his imprisonment and a photographic postcard of the ship RMS Arawa.

The lettercards and letters written by Solomon provide an insight into the thoughts and experiences of a prisoner of war. Solomon describes his desire to set his mother's mind at ease regarding his health and safety, to make up for lost time and to hear all the news from home. He also comments on his conviction that the true story of the treatment of the POWs is known to the outside world, his pleasure of seeing the Japanese at work around the wharves, small compensation he thinks, for the humiliation the prisoners endured, and the excellent work of the Red Cross.