| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | PR90/175 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 8 items |
| Object type | Document, Souvenir, Artwork |
| Maker |
Woodley, Frederick E |
| Date made | 1942-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 90/1793 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Woodley, Frederick E (Corporal, 2/10 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers b.1905 - d.1945)
Description
Five POW cards sent by Woodley whilst a prisoner in Changi gaol and later camps in Borneo. Addressed to 'Matey', a nickname for shipwrights in Portsmouth where Woodley and his wife came from. Telegram informs Mrs Woodley of her husband's death while a POW. Copies of two original sketches of Sandakan POW camp, drawn by Cpl Woodley.