| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/3589 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 custom folder: 5 cm |
| Object type | Souvenir |
| Maker |
Jeater, William David |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | 1941-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/052/006 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Jeater, William David (Lieutenant Colonel)
Description
Forty-four Christmas cards exchanged by prisoners of war in Changi between 1942-1945. The cards are illustrated with hand drawn pencil, watercolour and crayon sketches. Included in the collection is an invitation with an attached concert program, to attend the Dutch celebration for the birthday of Queen Wilhelmina dated August 1944. The cards were collected by Lieutenant-Colonel William Jeater who served with the 2/20 Battalion before being captured as a prisoner of war in 1942.