| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS0768 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | Extent: 1.5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Benson, James |
| 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. |
Benson, James, (Reverend Father, b.1887 - d.1957)
Description
Collection relating to Second World War experience of Reverend Father James Benson, Gona, Papua, 1942-1945.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Wallet consists of a bound typescript manuscript, published as 'Prisoner's base and home again: the story of a missionary POW' (London, Robert Hale, 1957). The manuscript is of Reverend Benson's account of his work as an Anglican missionary at Gona, Papua before and after capture by the Japanese. He mentions life with the Japanese including convoy to Salamaua in 1943 and treatment as a prisoner for himself, May Hayman and Mavis Parkinson.
See also AWM 93 50/2/23/209 correspondence concerning Gavin Long's efforts to have Benson's manuscript published and contact with Japanese war correspondents (Seizo Okada and Yasuyuki Suguro) who assisted Benson during his period of imprisonment.