| Place | Asia: Japan, Nagasaki |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 3DRL/7926 |
| Collection type | Private Record |
| Record type | Collection |
| Measurement | 1 wallet: 1 cm |
| Object type | Book, Document, Letter, Photograph |
| Maker |
Davis, Cyril Bowen (Dusty) |
| Date made | 1943-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM315 419/025/001 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required. |
Davis, Cyril Bowen (Signalman, 8th Aust Div and POW, Nagasaki)
Description
Two original one page letters and one envelope from NX72134 Signalman Cyril Bowen Davis to his family at home (no dates) whilst a prisoner of war of the Japanese; original black and white photograph taken 6 December 1945 of Davis after he returned to Australia, with his young son John Bowen Davis on the first occasion he had seen his son; two official telegrams to Davis' family advising that he is no longer a prisoner of war and will shortly arrive in Sydney; a Book of Common Prayer and the New Testament belonging to Davis with some annotated notes inside.