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Correspondence with Arthur Tunda, WOII Herbert Hirst (H1), Maj Rex Blow
Digitised Collection
Maker: Harrisson, Tom Harnett
Correspondence between Maj Tom Harrisson, Arthur Tunda, WOII Herbert Hirst (H1), Maj Rex Blow and reports from Pa Bawang Japanese P.O.W. Camp. This file includes: Note from Arthur Tunda, C.P.I, to Maj...AWM2017.7.185
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Correspondence with Maj Rex Blow and orders Operation Goose
Digitised Collection
Maker: Blow, Rex Harrisson, Tom Harnett
Records relating to the service of Major Tom H. Harrisson, DSO Reconnaissance Corps, British Army. Harrisson was seconded to Z Special Unit, Services Reconnaissance Department and served in Borneo as ...AWM2017.7.186
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Cowra, NSW. 1944-07-02. Japanese prisoners of war at the 12th Prisoner of War camp bowing to the ...
Photograph
Cowra, NSW. 1944-07-02. Japanese prisoners of war at the 12th Prisoner of War camp bowing to the rising sun as part of their religious ritual. This photograph, and others, were taken for the Far East ...067196
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Cowra, NSW. 1944-07-01. Japanese prisoners of war working in one of the vegetable gardens at the ...
Photograph
Maker: Johnston, Eric Charles
Cowra, NSW. 1944-07-01. Japanese prisoners of war working in one of the vegetable gardens at the Australian 12th Prisoner of War Camp. This was one of a series of photographs taken for the Far Eastern...067191
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Cremer, Samuel (Sergeant, b.1916 - d.2011); Bradley, Edward Athelstan (Civilian, b.1917 - d.1997)
Private Record
Maker: Bradley, Edward Athelstan Cremer, Samuel
Collection relating to Second World War service of NX67585 Sergeant Samuel ‘Sam’ Cremer, 2/4 Field Ambulance and 2/7 Field Ambulance, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, India, Palestine, Egy...PR05197
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Crocker, Roy Ernest (109317, Flying Officer, RAF)
Manuscript
Maker: Crocker, Ernest Roy
Manuscript titled 'Memories of a P.O.W.' written by Ernest Roy Crocker, 49 p. Manuscript details the experiences of the author as a prisoner of war of the Japanese during the Second World War. Begins ...MSS2035
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Cross and Rosary Beads : Driver H D Harris, 2/3 Motor Reserve Motor Transport Company
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
A Catholic rosary of the standard design, consisting of five decades, or sets of ten wooden beads, for the recitation of the Hail Mary (Ave Maria), separated by a single wood and brass bead for the re...REL33345
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Currie, Alister McGregor 'Mac' (Warrant Officer), 1908 - , MBE
Private Record
Maker: Various
Collection relating to 407822 Warrant Officer Alister McGregor Currie MBE, 12 and 458 Squadron Royal Air Force, Europe, Second World War. Collection comprises service documents, log books and diarie...PR03373
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Cusack, Percy James (Private, b.1918 - d.1967)
Private Record
Maker: Cusack, P J
A notebook formerly belonging to prisoner of war (POW) NX13559 Private Percy James Cusack No 8363 of 2/1 Battalion at Stalag XXA, Thorn (Podgorz), Poland, during the Second World War. Brief entries ...PR01535
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Cutting up rubber logs for firewood, Changi
Art
Maker: Griffin, Murray
Three men from the 2 Australian Imperial Force cutting rubber tree logs with an axe for firewood. Providing firewood for the camp was one of the main activities for the prisoners, as without wood ther...ART26487
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David Jennings, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), interviewed by Ken Llewelyn about his service as a Lancaster pilot with 50 Squadron Royal Air Force (RAF) Bomber Command during the Second World War, including being shot down and subsequent period as a prisoner of war
Sound
Maker: Jennings, David Austin Llewelyn, Kenneth
O6504 (408349) Jennings, David Austin (Flight Lieutenant )S01667
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[Daylight raid on airfield by Lancasters (Ops 207). [Grave of Group Captain Pickhard and the breached wall at Amiens Gaol] (Ops 210). (Ops 211)
Film
[Daylight raid on airfield by Lancasters (Ops 207). [Grave of Group Captain Pickhard and the breached wall at Amiens Gaol] (Ops 210). (Ops 211)F02620
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Day, Stephen Victor Burt (Lieutenant, b.1918 - d.2005)
Private Record
Maker: Day, Stephen Victor Burt
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 227042 Lieutenant Stephen Victor Burt Day, Headquarters South-West Pacific Area, British Army, Netherlands East Indies, Borneo and England, 1942-...PR03493
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D3, Bo.36, Changi Prison
Art
Maker: Greig, Allister
Allister Greig was a South Australian-born commercial artist who served in the first AIF and was a civilian internee in Singapore from 1942 to 1945. He was an amateur magician and was caught by prison...ART26749
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Desmond Henry Mulcahy, 2/19th Battalion, ex POW at Kobe, Japan, talks about his service in the Second World War and experience as a prisoner of war.
Sound
Maker: Mulcahy, Desmond Henry Mulcahy, Desmond Henry
Desmond Henry Mulcahy, 2/19th Battalion, ex POW at Kobe, Japan, talks about his service in the Second World War and experience as a prisoner of war.S01729
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Diary of Alexander Roland Campbell Johnstone, 1942-1943
Digitised Collection
Maker: Johnstone, Alexander Roland Campbell (Alex)
Diary relating to the Second World War service of NX20572 Corporal Alexander Roland Campbell Johnstone, 2/15th Field Regiment and Audit Office, Command Pay Staff of the AIF in Malay. The diary docum...AWM2019.22.189
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Diary of Alexander Roland Campbell Johnstone, 1943-1944
Digitised Collection
Maker: Johnstone, Alexander Roland Campbell (Alex)
Diary relating to the Second World War service of NX20572 Corporal Alexander Roland Campbell Johnstone, 2/15th Field Regiment and Audit Office, Command Pay Staff of the AIF in Malaya. The diary docu...AWM2019.22.190
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Diary of George William Edward Clark, January 1940 - August 1941
Digitised Collection
Maker: Clark, George William Edward
Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX1058 Gunner George William Edward Clark, 1 Battery, 2/1 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, 1940-1988. In the first of five diaries, C...AWM2019.22.81
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Diary of Jack Lusby Burns, July-November 1942
Digitised Collection
Maker: Burns, Jack Lusby
Diary relating to the Second World War Service of VX39159 Lieutenant Jack Lusby Burns, 1st Independent Company. This diary is the first of six diaries kept by Burns while he was a prisoner of war in ...AWM2019.22.27
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Diary of Robert Russell Walker, 1941-1945
Digitised Collection
Maker: Walker, Robert Russell
Diary relating to the Second World War service of NX70509 Captain Robert Russell Walker, 2/26 Australian Infantry Battalion. In his diary, Walker records events that occurred December 1941 and Octob...AWM2019.22.196