| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR00705 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 12 items (4cm) |
| Object type | Book, Document, Papers |
| Maker |
Kildey, H S |
| Date made | 1941-1984 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 96/0026 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 Period 1980-1989 |
Kildey, H S (Corporal, b.1921)
Description
Papers illustrating prisoner of war experiences at Maru Yama camp and Fukuoka camp at Kobe and Kyushu. Includes address book made from cigarette papers; notebook containing honour roll for deaths at Kobe 1943-1945 and notes on gardening, rations, ships built at Kawasaki shipyards and bombing of Kobe; prayer book given by fellow POW; speech urging POWs to work hard for Japanese captors; issues of "The Zoo Post" and "HMT EE Daily News Sheet"; documents regarding mistreatment of Kildey and a Dutch prisoner; sketches of Changi; a leaflet on the Changi Murals; and copies of Nagasaki peace declarations 1983-1984.