| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/6012(A) |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 ITEM |
| Object type | Diary, Document |
| Maker |
Babb, Henry Cecil |
| Place made | Burma, Thailand |
| Date made | 1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/058/016 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Babb, Henry Cecil (Chaplain, b.1906 - d.1987)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 72732 Chaplain Henry Cecil Babb, British Army, prisoner of war, Thailand and Burma, 1945.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of a diary maintained by Chaplain Babb while accompanying representatives of the War Graves Commission along the Burma-Thailand Railway to locate prisoner of war cemeteries in September and October 1945.
Also held as microfilm at PRMF0069. See also MSS0811 - J H Leemon's "Body Snatchers" manuscript account of the journey.