| Accession Number | PR04665 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 2 wallets 5cm |
| Object type | Diary, Typescript |
| Maker |
McKenzie, Leonie Roxburgh, Joseph Alfred |
| Date made | 1941-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Roxburgh, Joseph Alfred
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War Service of NX27048 (N74634) Corporal (Cpl) Joseph Alfred Roxburgh, 2/30 Infantry Battalion, Australian Infantry Force. Consists of an original diary written by Cpl Roxburgh detailing his service in Singapore and subsequent time in a prisoner of war camp, written after he returned from the war from notes he had kept on numerous sheets of paper. Cpl Roxburgh gives detailed information about the food provided both daily and to prisoners in general, and the cost of necessary staples in Singapore after Japanese money was declared useless. Also in the collection is a typed transcription of the diary, completed by his great niece, Leonie McKenzie. See also PR84/117.
- Wallet 1 of 2 - Diary and notes kept by Corporal Joseph Alfred Roxburgh relating to his Second World War service in Singapore and time as a Prisoner of War, 1941-1945
- Wallet 2 of 2 - Transcription of the diary kept by Corporal Joseph Alfred Roxburgh relating to his Second World War service in Singapore and time as a Prisoner of War, 1941-1945
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- Wallet 1 of 2 - Diary and notes kept by Corporal Joseph Alfred Roxburgh relating to his Second World War service in Singapore and time as a Prisoner of War, 1941-1945
- Wallet 2 of 2 - Transcription of the diary kept by Corporal Joseph Alfred Roxburgh relating to his Second World War service in Singapore and time as a Prisoner of War, 1941-1945