| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.199 |
| Collection number | PR04217 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | File |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Physical description | 18 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Pullin, Ronald Maurice |
| Place made | Thailand |
| Date made | 1943-1945 |
| 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. |
Letters of Ronald Maurice Pullin, 1943-1945
Pullin, Ronald Maurice (Sergeant, Federated Malay States Volunteer Force)
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Description
Letters relating to the Second World War service of Sergeant 13246 Sergeant Ronald Maurice Pullin, Federated Malay States Volunteer Force.
Pullin was a prisoner of war of the Japanese, and was interned in Singapore and Thailand between 1942 and 1945. As a prisoner, he worked on the Burma-Thai Railway. In the letters written to his family after his liberation, Pullin describes events that occurred during his captivity, including an episode of cholera, being thrashed by bamboo, keeping a garden for food, and the day they were released, in which they hoisted a flag and sang the national anthem. He also gives details of events after his release, including planes dropping supplies and being cheered by ex-prisoners, being paid, meeting with previous workmates, inflation, and his journey home.
This collection also contains a letter that Pullin received from home during his captivity.
This file contains:
Letter from Charles and Agnes Pullin to Ronald Maurice Pullin, Hurstville, Sydney, 11 August 1943
Photograph of Ronald Maurice Pullin's aunt, uncle, and mother, 26 December 1944
Letter from Ronald Maurice Pullin to family, Pratchai, Thailand, 31 August 1945
Letter from Ronald Maurice Pullin to family, 16 September 1945
Letter from Ronald Maurice Pullin to family, 23 September [1945]
Letter from Ronald Maurice Pullin to family, 28 September 1945
Letter from Ronald Maurice Pullin to family, 14 October 1945
Telegram from Ronald Maurice Pullin to Mrs Agnes Pullin, Perth, 16 October 1945
Letter from Ronald Maurice Pullin to Mrs Agnes Pullin, Warick Farm, 6 December 1945