| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00668 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 wallets |
| Object type | Book |
| Maker |
Callaghan, Eileen Mary |
| Date made | 1942-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 96/0066 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Callaghan, Eileen Mary (Sister)
Description
Collection relating to the service of Staff Nurse Eileen Mary Callaghan (NFX180289). The collection contains a recipe book compiled by Sister Callaghan and 14 letters and telegrams relating to Callaghan's internment as a prisoner of war of the Japanese. With other members of the AANS, she was captured by Japanese forces at Rabaul in January 1942 and spent three years in Japan as a POW. The majority of the correspondence is official and addressed to Callaghan's father. However, the collection also includes two letters from Staff Nurse Callaghan while a prisoner of war and three letter addressed to Mrs Callaghan from Daisy Keast, whose daughter was also a prisoner.