| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2019.22.28 |
| Collection number | AWM2016.485.1 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Diary |
| Physical description | 57 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Burns, Jack Lusby |
| Place made | Japan: Shikoku, Zentsuji |
| Date made | 1943 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Digital format and content protected by copyright. |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
Diary of Jack Lusby Burns, January-April 1943
Description
Diary relating to the Second World War Service of VX39159 Lieutenant Jack Lusby Burns, 1st Independent Company.
This diary is the second of six diaries kept by Burns while he was a prisoner of war in Japan. It was written in Zentsuji Prisoner of War Camp, Kagawa Prefecture, and contains entries dated between 22 January and 30 April 1943. In his diary, Burns writes about his life in the camp, focussing especially on the quality and quantity of the food. He records the decrease in food and cigarette rations, constantly being hungry, and losing weight. Burns also writes about being appointed the official rabbit keeper of the camp, playing card games, attending regular lectures and concerts, thinking of home during church services, experiencing an earth tremor, and receiving Red Cross parcels.