| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL39900 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Heraldry |
| Physical description | Aluminium |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Singapore: Changi |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Engraved tobacco tin : Sergeant W O Wald, 8th Division Signals, AIF
Description
Small aluminium tobacco tin with separate lid. Engraved on the four sides of the lid is, 'BURMA MALAYA THAILAND SINGAPORE'. The sides of the tin are also engraved with, 'W WALD NX58914 8 [illegible] 1941-1944'.
History / Summary
Associated with the service of NX58914 Sergeant W O Wald, 8th Division Signals. William Odeen Wald was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 30 April 1903. He was married to Vera May Wald, living at Broken Head, NSW and working a linesman when he enlisted in the Second AIF on 12 July 1940 as a private. Wald arrived in Malaya with the 8th Division Signals in February 1941. Wald was promoted to Sergeant in October 1941 and became a prisoner of war of the Japanese when Singapore fell in February 1942. After over three and a half years as a prisoner of the Japanese, he was repatriated to Australia in September 1945 and received his discharged from the Army on 8 February 1946.