| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.189 |
| Collection number | PR01044 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 192 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Johnstone, Alexander Roland Campbell (Alex) |
| Place made | Korea: Inchon, Jinsen POW Camp, Singapore: Changi |
| Date made | 1942-1943 |
| 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. |
Diary of Alexander Roland Campbell Johnstone, 1942-1943
Description
Diary relating to the Second World War service of NX20572 Corporal Alexander Roland Campbell Johnstone, 2/15th Field Regiment and Audit Office, Command Pay Staff of the AIF in Malay.
The diary documents the period between the capitulation of Singapore on 15 February 1942 and 24 March 1943. During this time Johnstone was held as a prisoner of war in camps at Changi, Singapore and Jinsen, Korea. The entries are written partly in the form of communications with his wife Peg, and provide details about camp life and conditions, including food, recreation, illness and work (e.g. unit 'auditing' in Changi; quarry, wharf and railway labour in Jinsen). Other common subjects include the weather, gardening, and writing recipes. Also included are a photograph of a woman, poems, Italian and Japanese words with translations, two pressed flowers, graphs of daily temperatures, and a map of the camp at Changi.