| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR01047 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1cm (1 item) |
| Object type | Document |
| Maker |
Blau, Osmar Julius |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1997 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
Blau, Osmar Julius (Captain, b.1913 - d.2010)
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.