| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.192 |
| Collection number | PR01044 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Manuscript |
| Physical description | 86 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Johnstone, Alexander Roland Campbell (Alex) Johnstone, Marguerite |
| Place made | Australia, Malaya |
| 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. |
Transcript of The Years Between by Alexander Roland Campbell Johnstone
Description
Transcript of manuscript titled "The Years Between" and diaries 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 transcript covers the time between 29 July 1941 and 1945. The transcript describes Johnstone’s journey to Singapore, the capitulation, and his imprisonment in Changi and prisoner of war camps in Korea (Jinsen and Keijo). Common themes include 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), the weather, and Johnstone’s mental and physical well-being. Also included are a photograph of Johnstone, poems, copies of menus and letters, and drawings copied from a book titled Sketches of a POW in Korea by J.D. Wilkinson.