| Place | Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR01204 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2cm (1 folder) |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Smythe, Edward Vivian |
| Place made | Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul |
| Date made | 1946 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Smythe, Edward Vivian, MC (Major, b.1891 - d.1968)
Description
Papers relating to Major Edward Vivian Smythe's experiences with the Japanese POWs in Rabaul in 1946. The collection includes a letter Lieutenant Colonel Murayama, the commander of the surrendered Japanese forces (March 1946) and two of Smythe's handwritten reports on illegal acts by Australian soldiers (1946). Further information about Edward Vivian Smythe can be found at the Symthe Family website: http://www.smythe.id.au/index.htm