| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR89/167 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 20 items |
| Object type | Papers |
| Maker |
Thompson, Albert George |
| Date made | 1942-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| 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. |
Thompson, Albert George (Corporal, b.1915)
Description
Original diary and transcript kept by Corporal (Cpl) Thompson of 2/6 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, after his capture on Java and as a prisoner of war (POW) at Changi and different camps on the Burma Railway; various POW medical chits and two maps of Java hidden by Cpl Thompson in case he was able to escape capture.