| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.169 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | PR03336 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Notebook |
| Physical description | 37 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Price, Charles Laurie |
| Place made | Singapore |
| 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. |
Notebook of Charles Laurie Price
Description
Notebook relating to the Second World War service of NX55503 Staff Sergeant Charles Laurie Price, 10 Australian General Hospital.
Price was a prisoner of war of the Japanese, and was interned at Changi and Kranji camps in Malaya between 1942 and 1945. In his notebook, Price wrote a nominal roll of members of 10 Australian General Hospital and nurses, as well as numbers of casualties and a list of letters sent and received. It also contains lists of books, songs, recipes, “food fancies” and canteen prices, and notes on and variety of subjects including the Malayan campaign, the Burma-Thai Railway, the movement of his unit, and agriculture.