| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 115847 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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EN ROUTE TO MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-09-19. THE FIRST BATCH OF PRISONERS OF WAR RELEASED FROM ...
Description
EN ROUTE TO MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-09-19. THE FIRST BATCH OF PRISONERS OF WAR RELEASED FROM JAPANESE PRISON CAMPS TRAVELLED BY NSW HOSPITAL TRAIN TO ALBURY WHERE THEY WERE TRANSFERRED TO 6TH AUSTRALIAN AMBULANCE TRAIN FOR THE JOURNEY TO MELBOURNE. SHOWN, LANCE-CORPORAL G. RODAKIS, 115TH GENERAL HOSPITAL AND A MEMBER OF THE TRAIN STAFF, WHO HAD AN UNEXPECTED REUNION WITH HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW, DRIVER (DVR) W. PRESSWELL. DVR PRESSWELL WAS THREE YEARS NINE MONTHS IN CHANGI GAOL, SINGAPORE AND DID NOT RECEIVE ANY MAIL IN ALL THAT TIME.