Sandilands, Cliveden Edward

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Accession Number MSS1039
Collection type Manuscript
Measurement 1 volume: 4 cm.
Object type Memoir
Maker Sandilands, Cliveden Edward
Place made Australia
Date made 1942-1945
Access Open
Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. AWM315 749/090/030
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.
Description

"Burnt rice and bamboo". Memoir of prisoner of war (POW) life based on notes made by Mr Cliveden Edward Sandilands who was a POW of the Japanese in Timor, Java, Singapore and Sumatra. He describes his experiences and those heard from fellow POWs. Sandilands was originally a member of 2/40 Battalion, part of Sparrow Force.