| Place | Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Ambon, Pulau, Ambon |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | MSS1651 |
| Collection type | Manuscript |
| Measurement | 1cm (1 item) |
| Object type | Memoir |
| Maker |
Gilbert, Maric Jeggo (Eddie) |
| Date made | 1941-1945 |
| Access | Open |
| Related File This file can be copied or viewed via the Memorial’s Reading Room. | AWM371 89/0121 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
GILBERT, Maric, J (Eddie) (Private, b: 1921)
Description
Typescript memoir entitled: "Ambon 1941 -1945 Recollections of a Survivor". This memoir provides a well written, observant and detailed recollection of Gilbert's experience as a prisoner of war on Ambon. Taken prisoner in February 1942, Gilbert survived three and a half years of captivity, under the harsh conditions imposed by the Japanese. Gilbert's account, however, also covers the lighter side of captivity, the concerts organised by prisoners, ingenous ways of smuggling food into the camp and the occasional laugh at their captors' expense.