| Place | Asia: Burma Thailand Railway |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | S01402 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | Duration: 27 minutes |
| Object type | Oral history |
| Physical description | 1/4 inch sound tape reel; AGFA PEM 369; 3 3/4 ips/9.5 cm.s; stereo |
| Maker |
Barnstable, Frederick James Mitchell, John |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Numurkah |
| Date made | 22 August 1990 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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| 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. |
Frederick Barnstable as a Private, 2/2 Australian Pioneer Battalion, Second World War, interviewed by Dr John Mitchell
Description
VX55245 Private Frederick James Barnstable, 2/2 Australian Pioneer Battalion, relates his experiences as a prisoner of war (POW) in A Force. This is one of 21 interviews conducted by Dr John Mitchell, relating experiences of doctors and medical practitioners who were POWs held by the Japanese forces in Thailand, Burma and Japan. Most interviews include discussions of medical conditions, improvised medical treatments and survival in the POW camps.
Topics discussed include the type and quality of food; rice allergy; receiving a fractured skull from a beating on the railway and the disbelieving response to this by personnel at home; lack of medical supplies and drugs; dysentry; beri beri; cholera; ulcers; healing ulcers with urine. Persons mentioned during the interview include Rowley Richards, Norman Eadie, Albert Coates.
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