Cecil Edward Allingham (NX45859) as a Private, 2/20 Battalion and prisoner of the Japanese, 1941-1945, interviewed by Don Wall

Accession Number S04067
Collection type Sound
Measurement 53 min 50 sec
Object type Oral history
Physical description audio cassette; RadioShack; two track mono
Maker Allingham, Cecil Edward
Wall, Donald
Date made 17 October 1983
Access Open
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
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Description

Crossing of Kranji River and later operations; diary kept; stories of men in 2/20 Battalion and names of those at POW camp, letters home; censorship of letters; conditions at Changi in 1942-43; story of tobacco store and consequences; reminiscences of men in the 2/20 Battalion.
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