| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | REL30999 |
| Collection type | Heraldry |
| Object type | Heraldry |
| Physical description | Wood |
| Maker |
Young, Wilma Elizabeth Forster |
| Place made | Netherlands East Indies: Sumatra, Netherlands East Indies: Sumatra, Palembang |
| Date made | c 1942-1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Cribbage Board : Sister W E F Oram, 2/13 Australian General Hospital, AIF
Description
Handmade wooden cribbage board roughly cut from a length of timber planking. The upper and lower sides bear the remains of a coat of lime wash. The upper side only has traditionally grouped sets of peg holes, in six sets of two pairs of ten holes. Each pair is separated by a scratched line.
History / Summary
Made by VX58783 Captain (Sister) Wilma Oram of 2/13 Australian General Hospital while she was a prisoner of war of the Japanese on Sumatra.
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