| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.197 |
| Collection number | PR01859 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Physical description | 44 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Walker, Robert Russell |
| Place made | Australia, Singapore, Thailand |
| Date made | 1940-1968 |
| 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 relating to Robert Russell Walker, 1940-1968
Description
Papers relating to the Second World War service of NX70509 Captain Robert Russell Walker, 2/26 Australian Infantry Battalion.
Captain Robert Russell Walker served in Malaya, and was a prisoner of war of the Japanese between February 1942 and September 1945. This file contains papers created by Walker in the lines of his duty, including rolls, lists and notes. It also contains papers collated after his death by his wife Lilian, in an attempt to prove that his death in 1962 was a result of the many illnesses he suffered while a prisoner.
This file contains:
Nominal roll of "C" Company, 2/26 Australian Infantry Battalion created by Robert Russell Walker, 1940-1945
Comments on Statements written by Robert Russell Walker, 17 March 1943
List titled "Truck No. 14" compiled by [unknown], [c. April 1943]
Record of charges against Sapper P.J. Matthews and Corporal A. Dancey written by Robert Russell Walker, 28 July 1945
Report on A.I.F. "Q" Party written by [unknown], 21 August 1945
Two ten dollar notes issued by the Japanese Government, [date unknown]
Copy of article titled "Heard of war's end on stolen radio", The Northern Star, Lismore, 26 October 1945
Copy of article titled "Death of Mr. Russell Walker", [The Northern Star], [Lismore], [c. August 1962]
Extracts from War Diary of Captain Robert Russell Walker compiled by Lilian Walker, [1940-1945; unknown]
Letter from Bruce Hunt to the Minister of the Department of Repatriation, 5 February 1963