| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/2251 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 3 wallets: 6 cm |
| Object type | Diary |
| Maker |
Field, Albert Edward Field, Albert Edward |
| Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Java |
| Date made | 1940-1945 |
| Access | Open with exceptions |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/033/006 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Field, Albert Edward (Sergeant)
Description
Collection of diaries kept by Sergeant Field (NX25417) while serving with 2/6 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers. Field was in the Middle East from November 1940 to February 1942. In February and March 1942, his unit was part of the force fighting the Japanese in Java. He and many of his comrades were captured there in April and imprisoned for the remainder of the war. Field concealed his in a biscuit tin with a false bottom. He emigrated to Australia after the First World War, in which he was decorated while serving in the British Army.