| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2022.6.32 |
| Collection number | PR04665 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Wallet |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 142 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
McKenzie, Leonie Roxburgh, Joseph Alfred |
| Place made | Australia, Singapore |
| Date made | 1941-1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
Wallet 1 of 2 - Diary and notes kept by Corporal Joseph Alfred Roxburgh relating to his Second World War service in Singapore and time as a Prisoner of War, 1941-1945
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War Service of NX27048 (N74634) Corporal Joseph Alfred Roxburgh, 2/30 Infantry Battalion, Australian Infantry Force.
Wallet 1 of 2 consists of a diary written by Corporal Roxburgh detailing his service in Singapore and subsequent time in a prisoner of war camp, written after he returned from the war from notes he had kept on numerous sheets of paper. Roxburgh gives detailed information about the food provided both daily and to prisoners in general, and the cost of necessary staples in Singapore after Japanese money was declared useless. Also in the collection is a typed transcription of the diary, completed by his great niece, Leonie McKenzie. See also PR84/117.