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Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
ID Disks
POW ID Disk (German issued) for J. Solomonpersonal item, ww2, army -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Cowra Times, Printer, A Cowra Breakthrough
Article in Cowra Times.Photocopied article on Italian POW and guard at Cowra Camp.cowra times, italian pow's -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Hugh Clarke, Escape to Death
Purchased by T & D Historical Society.Paperback account of Cowra breakout by Japanese POW's 1944.Escape to Deathcowra breakout, japanese pow's, hugh clarke, camp 13 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Recollections - Internees, POW, Garrison, 1990-1995
Consolidation of minor files. Recollections of life in and at the Camps. Some files have alternative Ref. No.Two ring binder.Recollections - Internees, POW, Garrison -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Letters from Italian POW
3 letters from Luio Zenere to his father Attillo Zenere after his capture by partisans, handed to American forces and subesquently to British and his incarceration in a P.O.W. camp in Naples 16/3/1944One letter in english partially readable 2 in Italian faded and difficult to read but letter in English gives insight into the life of one P.O.W.3 letter cards from Italian POW Luio ZenterePrisoner of War Post Service des prisoners de Guerre Kriegsfrngennenpostletter postcard pow -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph
Colour photo of bags of rice being unloaded by POWs at An Thoi -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Archive Folder (grey), Dhurringile POW Camp
Grey archival folder containing photographs of Dhurringile POW camp. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, Cutting wood at Graytown, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Stylised watercolour painting of POW cutting wood at Graytown CampCutting wood at Graytown. (?) He had on hand only ? fingers (Very nice chop)graytown pow camp, georg rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book, Dead Men Rising, 1951
Originally from South Shepparton Technical School library.Soft covered novel based on Cowra breakout by Japanese POW's.cowra breakout, japanese breakouts, cowra internment camps, cowra pow camps -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Lieut Kenneth Frederick Young, Lieutenant Kenneth F. Young, 1992
A thirty page history of Bendigo's Private Kenneth Young subsequently promoted to Lieutenant. Captured and interned in Crete, wounded 1st May 1942, was threatened with amputation, nursed to health by the Sisters of Mercy in a German hospital. Repatriated 1943, granted the authority to wear one gold wound stripe, subsequently employed in AMF Australian Inf at Murchison POW between which a broken fibula and tibia. Finally a stint as Guard of POW, accidentally shot in the leg by a German sentry when lying in bed. A unique service record from the horror of Crete. The manuscript was compiled from material provided by Lieut Young's sister, Mrs Russell.Clear plastic folder with a photo of Lieutenant Kenneth Young AIF with a red border on the front page and red back cover.Lieut. Kenneth Young AIF on the margin. Lieut Kenneth F. Young enlisted Sept 39 AIF captured Crete 1941 Repatriated 1943 Garrison Guard Dhurringile POW lieutenant kenneth f. young, mrs russell, internment camps australia -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Framed Photograph, WW1 Captured Turkish Officers, c 1917
Framed b&w photo of five seated Turkish Officer POW'sCaption: WW1 Captured Turkish Officers Photo from the Museums Whyte Collection -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Spoon
Spoon belonging to Leo WX12258 During his time as POW in Java..miscellaneous, ww2, army -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
Picture
VX30885 Harold Lock. 2/21 Battalion died in POW in AMBONpicture, ww2, army -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph
Colour photos of POWs under guard from RVN military personnelpows -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Painting - Watercolour, Georg Rosenkranz, In the theatre in camp, 1941/2
Artist Georg Rosenkranz, crewman aboard the HSK Kormoran, painted this while at Graytown Prisoner of War Camp.Stylised watercolour poster advertising a Graytown POW Camp theatre production.In the theatre in camp. Einer von Den Haübern. (schiller)graytown pow camp, rosenkranz, illustrations, watercolour, theatre -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder - autobiography, Bruno Simon, Remember life in Camp 13, 1991
a 40 page photocopy collection of addressed envelopes as indicate by the large inscription as indicated below with a six page autobiography "Remember life in Camp 13". Possibly an association with Mooroopna philatelist may have been the contact between Mr Pohlig and Lurline KneeBlack plastic cover containing 40 pages of photocopy collection of address envelopes.Gustav Pohlig Collection of POW mail.gustav polig, pow mail, internee correspondence, australian internee camps -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photo Album, 1990
Royal cover with 2 gold rectangles. Containing photos of Camp 13 Murchison.Camp 13 POW Murchison WW2murchison, camp 13, pow camps -
Bendigo Military Museum
Album - ALBUM, PHOTOGRAPH, C. WWII
... Pow’s ...Hard brown leather cover, heavily carved with floral shapes. Rectangular brass panel in center of cover showing a building stamped in the leather. String binder. Photos are mounted on black cardboard sheets. White handwriting is underneath each photo. Subjects include Bethlehem, natives, Mosour, water colour painting of aircraft landing & native with pipe, Jerusalem, Jordan River, Petra, Jerusalem war cemetery, Tiberias, the stations of the cross, Australian troups & 1000 lb bomb, post battle scenes, German war dead, tanks, enemy aircraft, probably captured German soldiers, POWs Greece, Baalbek, Syria, Jaffa, Damascus, address by General Alexander to AIF, post El Alamein.Underneath building front cover: “Davids Tower”photograph, album, alamein, pow’s -
Bendigo Military Museum
Uniform - SHORTS, C.1939 - 44
The shorts were brought home by Lieut Cyril John WATSON VX39057. Refer Cat No 1122.3 for his service details.Japanese issue shorts for POWs. Khaki coloured, cotton fabric tie belt.costume-male, japanese pow -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, Manfred Mueller, Original 1942, copy 1989
WW2 internment camp Tatura. Prisoners of war.ID photo of German POW, Manfred Mueller, artist, in profile. Number PWG41595pow, german pow, pwg41595, manfred mueller -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Dhurringile POW Camp, 1939
Dhurringile camp.Black and white photograph of perimeter of Dhurringile POW Camp barbed wire entanglements.dhurringile pow camp -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Australian Military Forces, Australian Archives Brighton May 1991, revised May 1941
The interesting records of Japanese civilian internees in Camp 4. The Rev Len Kentish, pilot Hajime Toyashima and take to Cowra where he became one of the ringleaders of the infamous breakout and died during the attempt and made available with the efforts of the Knee family with the cooperation of the Australian Archives, also Shepparton News cutting, Keith Esson, Alan Fitzgerald. Italian farming soldiers.Seven Australian military forces internee/POW service and casualty forms, overprinted Japanese in individual plastic envelopes, clear plastic cover with a green border and back cover. Also the last page has details of the first Australian POW taken by Japanese on Australia soil and the first Japanese POW on Melville Island and captured by the aboriginals, one of who spoke fluent Japanese.On the green border - Australian Archives Brighton May 1991 Camp 4 Yasukichi and Terese Mupvakami and family internment camp records.rev len kentish, hajime toyashima, cowra, camp 4, keith esson, alan fitzgerald, italian farming soldiers, cowra breakout, shepparton news, japanese internees -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Australian - Thai Chamber of Commerce, Hellfire Pass Memorial. Thailand - Burma Railway, 1998
6th Edition updated by Rod Beattie. Contains many contemporary & modern photographs of the Thai - Burma railway. Book details the construction of the memorial & reclamation of the railway.Illustrated soft card cover. Title in blue letters. Stapled binding. 40 cut edge pages. Contains black & white & colour illustrations.On title page: John W Toon ex POW, Jack Fitzgerald (?) OAM ex POW, Donated by Dean Hayes.books-military-history, memorials -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - POW SUBMISSION, Queensland Ex-POW Reparation Committee, "NIPPON VERY SORRY - MANY MEN MUST DIE", 1990
... POW's ...Refer Cat. No. 7944. Item in the collection of "Arthur E. Tranter" V50166 - VX52843 2/29th Bn. P.O.W. From front cover "NIPPON VERY/ SORRY - MANY/ MEN MUST DIE" "SUBMISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS/ COMISSION OF HUMAN RIGHTS/ (ECOSOC RESOLUTION 1503)". "AUTHORISED BY / THE QUEENSLAND EX- POW REPARATION COMMITTEE".hard cover book. Cover - cardboard with black colour buckram adhered cover with gold colour print front and spine. 123 pages - cut, plain, off white colour paper. Illustrated black and white phtographs, documents and maps. End papers - front and back - illustrated with a diagram of the "BURMA- SIAM RLY".publications, book, military history, ww2, tranter, pow's -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, George Campbell, 1944
George Campbell, AIF 23rd Garrison Battalion, Camp 13 Murchison Victoria. Guard, Army huts backgroundGeorge Campbell, 13th POW Group, 23rd Garrison Battalion AIF. Army huts.camp 13, murchison victoria, pow, george campbell, aif, 23rd garrison battalion -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, Manfred Mueller, Original 1942, copy 1989
WW2 Internment Camp Tatura, Prisoners of WarId photograph front view of German POW Manfred Mueller, number PWG41595, artist.pow, german pow, manfred mueller, pwg41595, internment camps, tatura -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Camp 13 German POW reunion 1974, 1992
One of the many accessions received by our overseas friends and supporters.Clear plastic folder with green border and back with two colour laser copies - sentry box and concrete building with a close up of the building with 3 returnees and 3 ladies renewing memories.Camp 13 German POW reunion 1974camp 13 reunion, german pow reunion 1974 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Audio Tape, Ted Price
Side b: talk by Ted Price to the T & D Historical society - setting up and removal of camps; Side a: radio interview 2C0 with Lurline nee on opening of new room - Bill Doller room.HQ60 video tapeTed Price 1991 Removal of Camps - POWted price, bill doller room, camp set ups, camp removals -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Card - Christmas Card
As the card says, these were supplied free of charge to people who wanted them in the POW camps.German Christmas card. German inscription reads "warmest Christmas and New Year greetings from " "free supplied by POW's held World Committee of Christian Young Men Association Australia" Back of card reads Kurt Frank "Herzlichste Weihnachts and Neujahrs Gruesse von ...." "frei geliefert von Kriegsge fangenen hilfe welthomitee der christichen Jungermannerveseine Australien"kurt frank, german christmas cards -
Red Cliffs Military Museum
Gift Box, Australian Red Cross Box WW11, 1944 (estimated)
A cardboard Red Cross Gift Box used by Australian Red Cross in WW11 to send comfort parcel to POW in Germany. This particular box belonged to VX34767 Private T.H. AndersonLeft top of Box: POW Food Parcel/Germany/same size 8lbs. Centre: Red Cross Symbol/A Gift/on behalf of your Next-of-Kin with the best/ wishes of the London Committee/ Australian Red Cross Society. Top right of Box: Postage label/Mrs (torn)?olls/149 (torn off) Street Geelong West Australia./ Below this is the contents list: Chocolate/Chewing Gum/ Dentifrice/ 4 hankerchiefs/ mail brush/ pullover/ pencil/ razor blades/ 2 safety pins/ shirts/ soap/ 3 prs sox/ shaving soap/ towel/mending wool. Left hand side lower down: Despatched 18/5/44/ VX 34767 Private T.H. Anderson/ Australian Prisoner Of War No 125514/ Stalag V11 A Germany/ C/O International Red Cross Society/ Geneva Switzerland.australian, cross, ww11, red, pow, t h, anderson