| Places | |
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| Accession Number | S00674 |
| Collection type | Sound |
| Measurement | 4 hr 42 min |
| Object type | Memoir |
| Physical description | audio cassette; HITACHI C90; stereo |
| Maker |
Butler, Duncan Harold Butler, Duncan Harold |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Tathra |
| Date made | 14 May 1982 |
| Access | Open |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
| 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. |
Duncan Harold Butler, as a member of A Company 2/12 Field Ambulance and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1940-1945
Description
Duncan Butler, an ex-Parson records his war experiences from the time he set out for Timor at Christmas 1941 with A Company 2/12 Field Ambulance, "Sparrow Force". Captured by the Japanese at Tjamplong, Timor 23 February 1942. Moved to Java in September 1942 and to Singapore in January 1943. Thence by foot and truck to Changi. After some weeks sent to Thailand to work on the railway. Returned to Australia in October 1945.
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