| Accession Number | PR05878 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 2 cm. |
| Object type | Document, Letter, Diary |
| Maker |
Rubie, Kenneth Burke |
| Place made | New Guinea |
| Date made | 1941-1992 |
| 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. |
Rubie, Kenneth Burke (Private, b.1903 - d.1969)
Description
Collection relating the Second World War service of NX5373 Private Kenneth Burke Rubie, 2/4th Australian Infantry Battalion, Greece and Yugoslavia, 1941-1944.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection contains a personal diary covering Rubie’s experience as a Prisoner of War in Stalag XVIII-D at Marburg A Drau, on the border of Austria and Yugoslavia, from April 1941 until September 1944, a letter written to Ken from a fellow POW escapee, W. Gossner, dated 23rd August 1945, a letter from another fellow Marburg detainee, Les Andrews to Ken’s wife dated 1992, a Soldier's Record of Service Book, a Soldier's Pay Book and an Entitlement to War Gratuity.