| Accession Number | AWM2020.22.100 |
|---|---|
| Collection number | PR01216 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Series |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Papers |
| Date made | 1994-1992 |
| 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. |
Series 8 - Prisoner of war accounts
Description
Series 8 consists of various accounts, correspondence and articles on the experience of Australian prisoners of the Japanese during the Second World War. The focus is primarily on nurses, those captured following the sinking of the Vyner Brooke or Empire Star, or those imprisoned on Sumatra. The series includes accounts on, or by, Sister Nesta James, Private Gregory McNamara, Sister Carrie (Jean) Ashton, missionary Margaret Dryburgh, Sister Thelma McEachern, civilian Edith (Betty) Leembruggen, and Chaplain Lionel Marsden.