| Place | Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Java |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/6258 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Postcard |
| Maker |
Verwayen, Hubertus Petrus |
| Place made | Netherlands East Indies |
| Date made | c.1942 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 749/108/010 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Verwayen, Hubertus Petrus (Private, b.1917 - d.1943)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Private Hubertus Petrus Verwayen, Royal Netherlands East Indies Army. Pte Verwayen was a prisoner of war of the Japanese. While in Java D camp he sent a postcard to his wife which is written in Malay. Roughly translated, he tell his wife that he is in good health as he hopes they are, and how happy he would be if he were able to see them all once more. He also states that any response must be sent by way of a postcard also written in Malay. Pte Verwayen died while a prisoner of the Japanese, working on the Burma-Thai railway and is buried in the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery in Thailand. His wife and son settled in Australia after the war.