| Accession Number | PR04991 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | Extent: .5 cm; Wallet/s: 1 |
| Object type | Letter |
| Maker |
Tolliday, Arthur Stanley |
| Place made | Malaya |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Tolliday, Arthur Stanley (Sapper, b.1907 - d.1945)
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX32359 Sapper Arthur Stanley 'Snowy' Tolliday, 2/10 Field Company Engineers, Second Australian Imperial Force, Malaya, 1941.
Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one letter and one Christmas card from Sapper Tolliday to his family members, 'Chas and Win'. These items were sent by Sapper Tolliday while he was serving with 2/10 Field Company Engineers in Malaya in 1941. In his letter, dated 4 June 1941, Sapper Tolliday writes about the hot weather, going to a picture show run by a Scottish regiment, travelling to different locations in Malaya, sending letters and photographs home, hearing news about the war, playing card games, and close encounters with local wildlife. He also responds to news in letters he had received. The Christmas card was produced by 2/10 Field Company Engineers, and sent from Sapper Tolliday to his family in 1941.
History / Summary
Sapper Arthur Stanley “Snowy” Tolliday enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 19 June 1940. He served with 2/10 Field Company Engineers in Malaya, but was captured as a prisoner of war of the Japanese in early 1942. Initially interned at Changi Prisoner of War Camp in Singapore, Sapper Tolliday was transferred to the Sandakan Prisoner of War Camp, Borneo, in July 1942. On 18 February 1945, Sapper Tolliday died of illness in Borneo. He is commemorated at Labuan Memorial, Malaysia.