| Place | Asia: Burma Thailand Railway |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR91/156 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 items |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Downes, Harry Wraith |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 91/0606 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Downes, Harry Wraith (Lieutenant, b.1918 - d.1943)
Description
Part of diary (and transcript) kept by Lt Downes while a prisoner of the Japanese working on the Burma-Thailand railway. Records work, spirit of prisoners, treatment by Japanese, disease and illness, food, deaths, movement to numerous camps. Lt Downes died in July 1943, the diary being returned to Australia by his former batman.