| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.87 |
| Collection number | AWM2016.670.1 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Notebook |
| Physical description | 38 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Foster, Frederick Ronald (Ron) |
| Place made | Borneo: Sarawak, Kuching |
| Date made | 1942-1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Recipe book created by Frederick Ronald (Ron) Foster
Description
Recipe book relating to the Second World War service of NX76172 Frederick Ronald (Ron) Foster, 8th Division Signals. This handmade, handwritten recipe book was created by Ron Foster who became a prisoner of war on 16 February 1942 following the fall of Singapore. The recipe book was compiled throughout Foster’s time in Sandakan and Kuching and has been made from two small sheets of tin, bound by wire rings holding approximately 34 pages of repurposed paper. Each page was made by splitting pages from old books, and gluing the sides together to create clean writing surfaces. The recipes are dominated with ingredients not commonly found among POW rations, including butter, flour, eggs, milk, sugar, fruit, beef, chicken, lamb and vegetables.