| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.149 |
| Collection number | 3DRL/3958 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Physical description | 10 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Nimmo, John Angus Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | 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. |
Papers of Sir John Nimmo, 1945
Description
Papers relating to the Second World War service of John Angus Nimmo, Australian Red Cross. On 2 October 1945, Nimmo delivered a paper titled, 'I was at Belsen' to the Wesley Church at Melbourne. In this paper, he describes the conditions he found at Belsen Camp, Germany, when he visited it in April 1945 with the purpose of learning about appropriate diet and treatment methods for starving and malnourished prisoners of war. He also talks about the conditions that people were living in elsewhere in Europe, such as England, Holland, Belgium, and the Balkan States. The collection also includes notes prepared by the Commander of 102 Control Section, British Second Army, after liberating Belsen on 15 April 1945, and a page detailing the units that formed the 102 Control Section.