Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, gold black, red and white print on front, spine and back. Front cover illustrated - top muted colours, portrait photograph of a soldier - lower black and white photograph of liberated prisoners at Changi. 416 pages - cut, plain, off white paper. Illustrated - black and white and colour photographs, maps, paintings and illustrations. Title page - handwritten notation.Title page - handwritten notation - blue ink "Easter Fair /7.4.23".books, biography, ww2, pow, changi

The Exceptional Melbourne Cup. Tuesday November 3rd 1942 - Tavoy Burma. A story of Australian Tradition, honour, resourcefulness and courage. Charles Lewis for his father, Warren Hastings Lewis.Soft cardboard cover, black print on front / back. Blue background, front illustrated, 3 colour photos the trophy cup. 33 cut, plain, white, pages. Illustrated black / white / colour photos, maps, illustrations.book, burma, pow, cup, melbourne

Walter William Forbes enlisted on 6.11.39 serving 40 days in Australia and 1863 days overseas. He was taken P.O.W in North Africa and imprisoned in Germany. Discharged from the A.I.F 27.7.45. Refer 1102, 1103.44, 1106."Certificate of Discharge" from the 2nd A.I.F re W. Forbes. On yellow parchment paper, double sided giving details of his Name, Rank, Regt No, period of Service, dates and physical appearance."Certificate No 173552" "VX 953 Dvr Walter Forbes 6 Aust Division ASC"documents - certificates, military history, army/records, forbes, pow

Photograph of Private later Corporal Sperry Bodsworth born 27/8/1909. In 1940 aged 30 years he enlisted in the Army and assigned to the 2/21 Battalion. On 13/12/1941 the Battalion was deployed from Darwin to Ambon in the Dutch East Indies, now Indonesia, to form part of "Gull Force". The Battle of Ambon occurred between 30 January to 3 February, 1942. In April 1942 Bodsworth was listed as missing and on 1/6/1942 was reported as a Prisoner of War. Bodsworth was awarded a Mention in Despatches.The Battle of Ambon (30 January – 3 February 1942) occurred on the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), during World War II. Japan invaded and conquered the island in a few days, facing Dutch, American and Australian forces. The chaotic and sometimes bloody fighting was followed by a series of major Japanese war crimes. Allied casualties in the battle were relatively light. However, at intervals for a fortnight after the surrender, Japanese personnel chose more than 300 Australian and Dutch prisoners of war at random and summarily executed them, at or near Laha airfield. In part, this was revenge for the sinking of the Japanese minesweeper, as some surviving crew of the minesweeper took part.. Three-quarters of the Australians captured on Ambon died before the war's end. Of the 582 who remained on Ambon, 405 died. They died of overwork, malnutrition, disease and one of the most brutal regimes among camps in which bashings were routine. Blood Oath, a 1990 Australian feature film is based on the real-life trial of Japanese soldiers for war crimes committed against Allied prisoners of war on the island of Ambon, in the Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), such as the Laha massacre of 1942.Brown timber frame containing black and white photograph of WW2 Soldier wearing slouch hatww2, gull force, ambon, sperry bodsworth, pow

Camp 13, Italian compound, two concrete memorials to fallen comrades.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Two concrete memorials, pine tree background, prickly pear growing beside memorials.camp 13, pow, internment camps, italian pow, memorials

Camp 13, administration area, s.w. corner near Commandants house. Made by prisoners using local stone.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Stone work,ornamental pond, bridge, s.w. corner near administration area - remnants.Camp 13 West Garrison Gardens - Stone bridge over figure 8 poolcamp 13, murchison victoria, pow, internment camps, stonework

Badge commemorating the Sandakan death marches, one of the worst atrocities suffered by Australian troops during WWII.Australian prisoners were sent to Sandakan in 1942 to build an airstrip. At first they were treated reasonably well. Gradually, however, rations were reduced and bashings increased. By late 1944, with Allied forces advancing toward Borneo, the Japanese decided to send about 2,000 Australian and British prisoners westward to Ranau, in Borneo’s rugged interior. Weak and sick prisoners staggered for about 260 kilometres along jungle tracks. Many died on the way, their bodies never recovered. Those unable to continue were killed; those too weak to march had been left behind in Sandakan, where all died or were killed. Only six – all Australians – out of about a thousand sent to Ranau survived the war. The Sandakan “death march” remains the greatest single atrocity committed against Australians in war.Circular badge with green background and black text and figures. Six soldiers are silhouetted next to a tree. Safety pin clasp on back."LEST WE FORGET" "Sandakan Ranau / Death March"pow, world war two, death march, sandakan death marches, borneo

Postcard written by Private Frederick Corkish, service number 46656, who served in the 19th Kings Liverpool Regiment in the British Army during WWI He was from Ramsey, Isle of Man. He was taken Prisoner of War in Germany in 1918.German post card with handwritten note in English. No picture.Front: "Pte F Corkish / 46656 / 19th Kings Lpool Regt / Gefangenen Lager / Guben / Brandenburg / Germany ... Miss M Corkish / Heath Bank / Kersal / Manchester / England" Back: "Sept 1st 1918 / Dear sister. Just these few lines hoping they find you in the best of health the same as it leaves me at present. I wrote too cards and a letter to mother so I expect she has told you how I am getting on. Well may I expect yourself and Annie are still to-gether if so tell her I was asking for her. Have you been home for a sight since I have been a prisoner of war. I bet things are quiet over in Ramsey now. Dear sister I think this is all I hae got to say this time so I will now close with best of love from your brother Fred / xxxxx"corkish, isle of man, prisoner of war, pow, brandenburg

Item in the collection of "William John SULLIVAN", VX57829. Refer Cat No. 9523P for his service details.Certificate - heavy quality beige colour paper with black ink print. Australian Coat of Arms at top of certificate. Certificate No. 482868. Black ink typewritten information on certificate. Purple ink stamp on back of certificate.Black ink typewritten information. " VX 57829 Private William John SULLIVAN --/-- 2/1 Aust Heavy Battery --/ - AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE from 21 Jun 1941 to 14 Jan 1946 - / ---- ONE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SIXTY NINE ----/ 97/ 1401/ - NIL -/ --------R.A.S. Badge No. A241336 ----/ Fourteenth January/ Royal Park/ (handwritten signature) ?? Orr Capt/ 14/1/46 VIC/ 5.11 Blue, Fair, Red/ Scar on left elbow ------/------/ W.J. Sullivan. Purple ink stamp on back of certificate. "Service in Australia prior to/ 14 April 1942 not calculated/ as ACTIVE SERVICE in Australia." certificate, army, pow, discharge, william john sullivan

Item in the collection of "William John SULLIVAN" VX57829. Refer Cat No. 9523P for his service details.Soft cover book. Cover - lightweight cardboard with adhered brown colour buckram. Black ink print on front, with Australian Coat of Arms. Pay book No. 265153. Handwritten - black ink pen - owner information. 23 pages - cut plain, white paper. Many pages completed with handwritten details of "DAILY RATES OF PAY", NEXT OF KIN, MEDICAL" et. Staples have rusted so all pages are loose. Front end paper has two black and white photographs secured with clear adhesive tape.Handwritten black ink on front cover. "VX57829/SULLIVAN/ WILLIAM JOHN".books, army, pow, paybooks, william john sullivan

Item in the collection of "William John SULLIVAN", VX57829. Refer Cat No. 9523P for his service details.Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, brown colour with black ink print, front and back, front with Australian Coat of Arms. Handwritten - black ink pen - owner information. 40 pages - cut, plain, light grey colour paper. Various pages contain handwritten details in black, blue and red ink pen. Pages also contain ink stamps in blue and purple ink. Spine - metal staples.Handwritten black ink on front cover. "VX57829 -3NT "SULLIVAN W.J."books, army, pow, service book, william john sullivan

Item in the collection of "William John SULLIVAN" VX 57829. Refer Cat No. 9523P for his service details.Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, brown colour with black ink print on front. No. 420221. Handwritten - black and blue ink pen - owner information. 28 pages, cut plain, light grey colour paper. Various pages contain handwritten details in black, blue and red ink pen. Pages also contain ink stamps in blue, red and purple ink. Spine - metal staples.Handwritten black ink on front cover. "VX 57829 - Pte - RR & GDD/ SULLIVAN/WILLIAM JOHN/ 890 Mount Alexander Rd Essendon/ 8-11-45 - WJ Sullivan". Blue ink "ATM?"books, army, pow, demobilization, william john sullivan

Item in the collection of William John Sullivan, VX 57829. Refer Cat. No. 9523P for his service details.Hard cover book with dust cover. Hard cover - cardboard, dark green buckram cover, gold colour print on spine. Dust cover - paper, with gloss finish. Dark green background. White colour print on front, spine and back. Illustrated - front colour portrait photograph of 'Weary' Dunlop. Back - colour copy of watercolour painting of jungle operating theatre. 401 pages - cut, plain white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs, paintings and sketches.books, biography, ww2, pow, william john sullivan

Iron Cross 2nd class, posthumously awarded to Gefreiter Frank Rapp who died in action on the Finnish front in 1941. Possession of POW in Camp 13 at MurchisonMilitary medal, Iron Cross, in form of cross, black & silver with date 1813 on one side, swastika in centre of the other. Black, white, red striped ribbon threaded through metal ring attached to medal.numismatics, gefreiter franz rapp, german military medals, iron cross second class, hartmut beck, franz rapp

Ex POW Camp 13 Murchison. Walter Jendry, wife and child wearing hat with upturned brim. Germany. Post WW2. Foam backed copy in file.Black and white photograph of a lady (left) and man and a child (front centre) wearing a hat with upturned brim. Trees in background.pow's, camp 13 murchison, walter jendry

Camp 13, German POWs, Theatre Production.|Seven of the band; H.Doehmen; H.Walter (waiter); Hans Waegelein (black skirt). G.A.Pohlig (girl); W.Heyn (haughty lady);photograph, people

Items belonged to Wayne William Forbes No 3176337 RAE. Refer Cat No 754 for service history also 2586. Part of an extensive collection including his fathers..1) Card, Australian Force Vietnam PW Instruction Card (Prisoner of War). On white background 1 side details the handling of POW's under the Geneva Convention 1949. Side 2 is a list of key phases in English & Vietnamese. Card is a plastic sealed sheath. .2) Army Drivers Licence, brown canvas outer, folds in 3. Inside details the particulars of W FORBES..2) 3176337 - SPR - Wayne William FORBES Licence No 82172documents - cards, licences, military history - army

A depiction of the MS Nella Dan an active primary vessel built in 1961 by the Aarlborg Shipyard PTY Ltd, and regularly chartered by the Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions (ANARE) in the 20th C. The ship ran aground in December 1987 and unable to be salvaged, had to be scuttled in deep water off Macquarie Island. See link above, this record. The ship was named after Nel Law wife of the Director of the Antarctic Division, DR Phil Law. "Ib Odfeldt (b. 1944) is a self-taught painter and sculptor spending many years inspired by and interest in ships and marine art whilst working as an engineer in the Danish Merchant Navy. His paintings demonstrate a keen eye for technical accuracy and skill. The balance and setting of his works have attracted interest in many commissions by lovers of marine and shipping works. In 2002 Ib was awarded the Southern Ocean Maritime Art Prize and this acquisition of the Nella Dan is presented in the foyer of the Tasmanian Maritime Museum in Hobart." (The ASMA 2019 National Exhibition - Maritime Museum of Tasmania catalogue). According to the Artist, the painting was part of an exhibition he held at "Melbourne maritime museum " (Polly Woodside) to celebrate ANARE (ARTIC SHOW). He donated two paintings of the Nella Dan. This painting was sold to Mr. Jensen when the museum couldn't accomodate the paintings due to a lack of space. Mr Jensen may have donated to the Mission. Ib Odfledt has also entered the Maritime Art Prize several times. (2012)Maritime ArtFramed , oil on board painting depicting a red hulled , single funnel ship cutting through sea iceArtist signature at lwr right corner PAINTED.: IB ODFELDT 95 At the back: Square loose label: 3076 Leonard Joel Bottom corner on the frame in Pencil: POW 2894 (National Trust accession number)nella dan, anare, antarctica, icebreakers, explorations, merchant vessels, artwork, maritime art, ib odfeldt, artwork-paintings, australian national antarctic research expeditions (anare), hobbies, asma, australian society of maritime artists

Frederick BIRKIN No VX32484, POW, died 1.7.42. Refer 184.54 for his service history also 183. 184.54 card set was originally held in the tin 182.2 with 183. .1) "Towntalk" Tobacco Tin, red in colour. .2) Polished metal Shaving Mirror, with loop in top for hanging..1) Scratched on face - "F. BIRKIN VX32484” .2) Inscribed 'Good luck Aussie'personal effects, smoking accessories, containers-commercial

It was common for Soldiers to have this Note with an inset photo of themselves. Walter Forbes VX953 6th Div AIF. POW. Refer 1101 for service history also, 1102, 1103.44P. " Palestine Currency Board" One pound note, No F350017, Light green & white color. Inset B & W photo on one side re W. FORBES. These notes were pasted onto cardboard. Writing on rear in pencil is unclear."Jerusalem 30th September 1929"numismatics - notes, palestine, currency

The 13th Light Horse being Corps Cavalry often had the task of gathering prisoners-of-war from the infantry and moving them to POW compounds behind the front line.Rare photograph of Australian Light Horse escorting prisoners-of-war in large numbers in France during WWI.Black and white photograph of large group of German soldiers, escorted by 7 mounted Australian soldiers, marching through a village street. Photograph is affixed to a heavy card backing."Prisoners captured in the battle of Hamel, France. Escorted by members of the 13th Light Horse Regiment to compound at Bertangles on July 4th 1918."13th light horse, prisoner-of-war, hamel