| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR03869 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 2cm. |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Lloyd, John Kevin |
| Place made | Burma, Singapore, Thailand |
| Date made | 1942-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| 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. |
Lloyd, John Kevin (Major, b.1918 - d.2012)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War Service of VX39006 Major John Kevin Lloyd, 2/29th Battalion, Singapore and Burma, 1942-1945. Collection consists of two handwritten diaries, one small and one large, covering the period from 1942 to 1945 while Major Lloyd was a prisoner of war of the Japanese. The diaries detail the capture of the 2/29th Battalion in Singapore and the period of their forced labour on the Thai-Burma railway. A manuscript copy of the diaries, with added photographs and appendices, is also held in the Memorial's collection as MSS1867.