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Arrival of evacuated POW from Sumatra at Singapore
Film
Maker: Nicholson, George Harvey
Although Sumatra had not yet been occupied by Allied troops, Dakota aircraft of RAF, RAAF, and Royal New Zealand Air Force started flying POW and internees to Singapore on 15 September 1945. By 17 Sep...F07341
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AT SEA. 1945-10-12. PERSONNEL OF THE ARMY UNITS WHO WERE IN TIMOR BEFORE GOING TO MALAYA WHERE ...
Photograph
AT SEA. 1945-10-12. PERSONNEL OF THE ARMY UNITS WHO WERE IN TIMOR BEFORE GOING TO MALAYA WHERE THEY BECAME POWS OF THE JAPANESE, ABOARD THE BRITISH TROOPSHIP MV HIGHLAND BRIGADE DURING THEIR JOURNEY B...117870
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Australian flag made at Rajburi POW Camp in Thailand in 1944: Sergeant Reginald Noel Farquhar, 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Farquhar, Reginald Noel Unknown
Australian flag made at Rajburi Camp in Thailand by Australian prisoners of war in 1944, from scrounged scaps of cotton and rayon (artificial silk) fabric. The flag's hoist was added at Nakom Paton Ca...REL/03006
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Australian Prisoners of War (POWs) leaving Japan aboard HMS Speaker after the end of the war. ...
Photograph
Maker: Barber, Sydney George
Australian Prisoners of War (POWs) leaving Japan aboard HMS Speaker after the end of the war. These three men are of the 2/40 or the 2/21st Battalion. VX700324 (VX43456) Barney Porter 2/21Bn is on t...045149
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-09-13. PRIVATE (PTE) C. DODGE, 2 INDEPENDENT COMPANY (1) AND SERGEANT ...
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-09-13. PRIVATE (PTE) C. DODGE, 2 INDEPENDENT COMPANY (1) AND SERGEANT (SGT) D. A. WOOLLEY, 2/40TH INFANTRY BATTALION (2), EX-PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE, NOW RECOVERING A...116364
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-09-13. PRIVATE (PTE) C. DODGE, 2 INDEPENDENT COMPANY (1) AND SERGEANT ...
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BALIKPAPAN, BORNEO. 1945-09-13. PRIVATE (PTE) C. DODGE, 2 INDEPENDENT COMPANY (1) AND SERGEANT (SGT) D. A. WOOLLEY, 2/40TH INFANTRY BATTALION (2), EX-PRISONERS OF WAR OF THE JAPANESE, NOW RECOVERING A...116366
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BANGKOK, THAILAND. 1945-09. FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR, HAVING BEEN ISSUED WITH NEW UNIFORMS, AWAIT ...
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BANGKOK, THAILAND. 1945-09. FORMER PRISONERS OF WAR, HAVING BEEN ISSUED WITH NEW UNIFORMS, AWAIT EVACUATION TO AUSTRALIA. LEFT TO RIGHT: CAPTAIN A. TREVENA (2/40TH BATTALION), LIEUTENANT (LIEUT) A. DO...P01521.003
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BANGKOK, THAILAND. 1945-09-18. PRIVATE S. R. HOWARD, 2/40TH INFANTRY BATTALION, EX-PRISONER OF ...
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BANGKOK, THAILAND. 1945-09-18. PRIVATE S. R. HOWARD, 2/40TH INFANTRY BATTALION, EX-PRISONER OF WAR (POW) OF THE JAPANESE, MAKING SOME ALTERATIONS TO HIS NEWLY ISSUED UNIFORM WHILE WAITING FOR AIR TRAN...117382
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BANGKOK, THAILAND. 18 SEPTEMBER 1945. AUSTRALIAN 8TH DIVISION MEN DEMONSTRATE THE "G" STRING ...
Photograph
Maker: Stuckey, Norman Bradford
BANGKOK, THAILAND. 18 SEPTEMBER 1945. AUSTRALIAN 8TH DIVISION MEN DEMONSTRATE THE "G" STRING ("JAP NAPPIES") WHILE WAITING AT BANGKOK AIRPORT FOR AIR TRANSPORT. THESE WERE PRACTICALLY THE ONLY CLOTHES...118846
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Brighton, Tas. 1940. Portrait of TX3350 Private (Pte) Allan Clifford Chick, 2/40th Battalion. Pte ...
Photograph
Brighton, Tas. 1940. Portrait of TX3350 Private (Pte) Allan Clifford Chick, 2/40th Battalion. Pte Chick enlisted on 17 June 1940, embarked at Darwin for Timor on 7 December 1941, where he was captured...P02530.001
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Flag of the 2/40th Battalion, 8th Division, which was carried and concealed by TX3838 Band ...
Photograph
Maker: Davis
Flag of the 2/40th Battalion, 8th Division, which was carried and concealed by TX3838 Band Sergeant Major Robert William Martin of Tasmania whilst a prisoner-of-war in Japanese hands through Timor, Ja...130014
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Groom, John D'Oyley (Captain, b.1916 - d.1995)
Private Record
Maker: Groom, John D'Oyley (Jock)
Collection of TX2131 Captain Jock Groom, 2/40 Battalion, compiled while a prisoner of war from 1942-1945. Comprises a notebook kept by Groom, recording names of soldiers who served with the 2/40th B...PR03216
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Hand made shorts : Sergeant Reginald Noel Farquhar, 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Farquhar, Reginald Noel
Pair of handmade khaki cotton shorts, with two metal fly buttons. A pair of improvised hooks and eyes close the waist band. The shorts are cut in a similar style to standard army issue garments.REL/03007
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Informal portrait of TX3780 Private (Pte) Raymond Lloyd Barber, 2/40 Battalion, of St Helens, ...
Photograph
Maker: Unknown
Informal portrait of TX3780 Private (Pte) Raymond Lloyd Barber, 2/40 Battalion, of St Helens, Tas. He was a carpenter prior to enlisting in July 1940. Pte Barber arrived in Koepang, Indonesia, on 1...P09411.001
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Loin Cloth : Sergeant Reginald Noel Farquhar, 2/40th Australian Infantry Battalion
Heraldry
Maker: Unknown
Black cotton loin cloth with self fabric ties at the waist.REL/03005
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES. 1945-10-05. AUSTRALIAN EX- PRISONERS OF WAR EN-ROUTE FROM JAPAN AT THE 3RD ...
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES. 1945-10-05. AUSTRALIAN EX- PRISONERS OF WAR EN-ROUTE FROM JAPAN AT THE 3RD AUSTRALIAN PRISONER OF WAR RECEPTION GROUP CAMP AT MANILA. VX110326 PRIVATE A. G. BADSEN (MILDURA VIC) C...119028
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES. 1945-10-05. AUSTRALIAN EX- PRISONERS OF WAR EN-ROUTE FROM JAPAN AT THE 3RD ...
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES. 1945-10-05. AUSTRALIAN EX- PRISONERS OF WAR EN-ROUTE FROM JAPAN AT THE 3RD AUSTRALIAN PRISONER OF WAR RECEPTION GROUP CAMP AT MANILA. TROOPS WITH THEIR NEW CLOTHING ISSUE. LEFT TO...119099
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES. 1945-10-05. AUSTRALIAN EX- PRISONERS OF WAR EN-ROUTE FROM JAPAN AT THE 3RD ...
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES. 1945-10-05. AUSTRALIAN EX- PRISONERS OF WAR EN-ROUTE FROM JAPAN AT THE 3RD AUSTRALIAN PRISONER OF WAR RECEPTION GROUP CAMP AT MANILA. VX111O78 MAJOR W. E. KING, SENIOR MEDICAL OFF...119027
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES. 1945-10-05. AUSTRALIAN EX- PRISONERS OF WAR EN-ROUTE FROM JAPAN AT THE 3RD ...
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES. 1945-10-05. AUSTRALIAN EX- PRISONERS OF WAR EN-ROUTE FROM JAPAN AT THE 3RD AUSTRALIAN PRISONER OF WAR RECEPTION GROUP CAMP AT MANILA. MEDICAL OFFICER MAKING EXAMINATION. NX210243 ...119026
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Message from TX3427 Private William Stuart Cameron 2/40th Battalion, prisoner of war in Japan, broadcast on Radio Tokyo's "Postman Calling" program on 4 May 1945
Sound
Maker: South, B O
Recorded message from TX3427 Private William Stuart Cameron 2/40th Battalion, prisoner of war (POW) in the Australian POW camp at Fukuoka, Japan, to his mother, Mrs Emily May Cameron of Elliott, Tasma...S01924