| Place | Asia: Korea, Inchon, Jinsen POW Camp |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.190 |
| Collection number | PR01044 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 151 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Johnstone, Alexander Roland Campbell (Alex) |
| Place made | Korea: Inchon, Jinsen POW Camp, Korea: Inchon, Jinsen POW Camp |
| Date made | 1943-1944 |
| 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, 1943-1944
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 Malaya.
The diary documents the period between 23 March 1943 and 29 January 1944. During this time Johnstone was held as a prisoner of war in the camp at Jinsen, Korea. The daily 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. quarry, wharf and railway labour). Other common subjects include the weather, receiving letters and parcels, and lessons. Also included in the diary are poems, and a pressed flower. Some entries have been partly blacked out to make the writing illegible.