| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2020.22.213 |
| Collection number | PR01047 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Typescript |
| Physical description | 10 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Blau, Osmar Julius |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1997 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
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| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Wallet 1 of 1 - Typescript of address to Toowong Boy Scouts and Cubs by Osmar Julius Blau, 24 April 1997
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of SX13712 Captain Osmar Julius Blau, 27 Brigade Field Workshop, 74 Light Aid Detachment, 22 Brigade, Australia, 1942-1945.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Collection contains typescript of an address by Osmar Julius Blau that he presented to the Toowong Boy Scouts and Cubs on 24 April 1997, concerning his captivity as a prisoner of war of the Japanese, 1942-1945. It describes the military situation and fighting leading to the fall of Singapore, and Blau's part as a POW in 'A Force' under Lieutenant Colonel George Ramsay at Mergui (building an airstrip), Tavoy and Thanbyuzayat (building and maintaining part of the Thailand-Burma railway, including the Hintok bridge). It also comments on the Japanese system of work parties, the Australian officers' roles and medical conditions, including the incidence of jungle typhus.