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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 -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Photo of sign and portrait
Photo of sign outside a POW camp, photo of Cpl J Archbold mounted on black cardNui Dat - Bed and Breakfast - Body guard - Running waterphotograph, cpl james archbold, collection point -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, 17th Garrison Battalion et al, POW WOW, 7 November 1941
Donated by Don McPherson, Shepparton News Proprietor. a most fascinating booklet of that time. POW WOW in red with black outline - Australia soldier November 7 1941 16 pagesas abovedon mcpherson, shapparton news, internment camps -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - original, Tatura Museum Restoration, 1991
Tatura Museum extension built mainly of 2nd hand materials and volunteer labour.Colour photograph of Tatura Museum new room for POW's internment camps display. 1990-1991. on back: as abovetatura museum -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folder, Camp 13 Murchison. Archival material, 1991
A large collection of events in regard to Camp 13. Documents include the names of 983 German POW's in Murchison August 1941 - January 1947. An interesting collection confiscated intelligence report. No 94 included 26 gall of wine, 9 drums of fruit in an advances state of fermentation, flex copper wire, clothing, petrol motor and miscellaneous cameras and wireless parts. A letter by the German Naval Commander to all families of the Kormoran crew. History of German POW's in WW2 by H. Wolf. Both in German. Map 13 B. the 21 September 1942 disturbance in D compound; report in German Sydney-Kormoran; weekly rations; dimensions of a tunnel 15 June 1942. Drawings by Heinz Dohmen - Arandora Star; royal Oak both sunk by u boat ace Gunther Prien, Collins gunner Kloppe; Kormoran at the memorial service for HMAS Sydney; Red Cross reports in German as are letters; Rudi Pruckners escape; the general conditions and the recently found tunnel.Foolscap size folder with pillar box red 3 cm wide flap which extends to the back. On the front red flap is the inscription below. Prominent centre left is Australia with gum trees and sentry box and anti clockwise POW 1941-194. A kangaroo and emu on the top right hand corner. Prison of war and beneath Murchison - Australian.Camp 13 Murchison. Archival material.gustav pohlig, camp 13, murchison victoria, hmas sydney, hsk kormoran, heinze dohman, rudi pruckner -
Red Cliffs Military Museum
Non Escape Pledge, Imperial Japanese Army, circa 1940's
paper document backed on cardboard of a pledge form for allied POW's not to escape. This is a copy and larger than the original.No T113,. I, the undersigned, hereby solemnly swear on my honour that I will not, under any circumstances, attempt to escape. Signed Dated At Nationality Rank or position -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Heinz Hass and bride, 1948-1950
Heinz Hass and bride in Germany post WW2. Photo sent to George Campbell, war historian, ex guard Camp 13 Murchison Victoria.Ex POW camp 13 Murchison Victoria. Heinz Hass and his bride, post WW2 Germanyheinz hass, george campbell, murchison, camp 13, pow's -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Sculpture - Monkey, 1940's
Carving from stone of a figure of a monkey in a sitting poisition with it's tail in its mouth. Painted brown with cream flecks. Text and marking have been etched in to the stoneRicordo POW (ricordo translated means remember or memory)monkey, sculpture, ricordo, bilney r, ww 2 camp, handrafts, italian pow -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, POW and Internment Camps
General information about the Camps. Collected from various sourcesBlue folder with clear plastic frontPOW & internment Camps Victoria and SA. 1937 -1947pow, internment camps sa, internment camps victoria -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Medals RAAF, WW2 onwards
RAAF collection displaying 5 WW2 service medals plus 2 later medals for Bomber Command and POW. Also Gold Caterpillar Club badge with certificate. Also RSL, POW association and RAS Badges. Stalag dog tag and Air Gunner's half wing. -
Geelong RSL Sub Branch
Photographs - Docking Family, early/mid 20 Century
These photographs are of the Docking Brothers, Edward C, Arthur A and Victor Roy - all served overseas during WW1 and came home. Melville Roy (son of Victor Roy) - served during WW2 and was a POW in Changi. The three brothers were born on Prahan, Victoria but relocated to Western Australia.These photographs are originals from the Docking Family.Original Black and White and Sepia photographs of the Docking Family. 1814 Edward C Docking WW1 The photographs have been attached to white A4 paper and identified by a niece of 2128 Arthur A Docking WW1 Docking Family. Victor Roy Docking WW1 Melville Roy Docking WW2 POW Changi?ww1, ww2, docking family, changi -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOK
The photographs were taken by the photographic section of the Royal Flying Corps. They are reproduced in this volume in response to a request by the American Ambassador in BerlinBook, cream coloured cardboard cover, black and white photos of six POW facilities in England during WW1pow’s, england, facilities, german -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document
Material from Gustav Pohligs private collection including lists of Australians interned in Camp 13 and reunions.Black 3 ring folder with original and photocopied material, photos etc. relating to Camp 13 German POW's.gustav pohlig, australian internees, camp 13, camp reunions -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, The Military service of Fred Brian Cox, 2000?
A life of Fred Brian Cox, Box Hill and Blackburn resident who enlisted in the AIF and died as a POW in Japan.A life of Fred Brian Cox, Box Hill and Blackburn resident who enlisted in the AIF and died as a POW in Japan. A life of Fred Brian Cox, Box Hill and Blackburn resident who enlisted in the AIF and died as a POW in Japan.armed forces, cox, fred brian, world war, 1939-1945 -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Letter
Letter from Cpl. A R Leach sent from POW camp 383 and ID plate from Stalag 8ID Plate Stalag VIII/a 92457 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Arthur Knee, 1989
Camp 13 goal. Towards s-sw of whole area. Ruins.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Brick, timber, cement sheeting, wire fencing, ruins of POW goal.camp 13, murchison victoria, pow, ruins, internment camp -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Private Albert Russell
Private Albert Russell was a AMF Garrison member, 17th Battalion at Camp 1 during WW2.Black and white photograph of two photographs of an internee/pow showing height, front view, back view and internment number.V84216camp 1 garrison, 17th garrison battalion, pte albert russell, photograph, people, russell, garrison, sentry box -
Camberwell RSL Sub-Branch
WW1 Identity Tag, Private Brendan Culcutt's, 2124, ID name tag WW1
Metal ID tag from WW1. Issued to Private Brendan Culcutt who died in a Turkish POW Camp in 1916See photo -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK WW2, Bill Young, My War in Pictures My Thoughts in Verse
Soft cardboard cover, dark blue print on front & spine, block print on back. 4 coloured illustrations of POW scenes on front and one coloured illustration on books. 158 pages, cut plain paper. Black & white illustrations of POW scenes & personnel. WWII autobiography of reflections, recollections & images.“Black printed label adhered to front flyleaf. In appreciation; I would like to make it known, that this copy, being one of the fifty copies sponsored by Mr Leigh Bates, Dally Sullivan, Ian Bennett, and Colin Ferguson is presented in memory of their relatives and friends who died up there in the wilds of North Borneo.....B.Y.”books, borneo, my war -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Gregory Burgess Pty Ltd and Architects and, "Landscape Plan for Potential Ex-POW Memorial & Ballarat Botanical Gardens Interpretation Centre", Nov. 2005
Three page photocopy consultation document titled "Landscape Plan for Potential Ex-POW Memorial & Ballarat Botanical Gardens Interpretation Centre" showing concept plans for the development to the east of the tram depot and for the POW memorial. The project did not proceed. Prepared by Gregory Burgess Pty Ltd, Architects, November 2005.trams, tramways, gardens, depot, botanical gardens -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Albert Whitmore, July 1989
An interesting interview about the Loveday camps.Clear plastic cover- red margin and back. White paper insert left margin with "Loveday Internment and POW camps S.A.As abovemr bert whitmore -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Victory in the Pacific, 2005 (Reprinted)
Pages of VIP day - 60th Anniversary of WW2 and other army storiesIn plastic folder|Reprinted - Newspaper articles about the end of WW2.|Singapore POW's of Japanese Soldiers stories.|Japanese War bridesww2, documents, newspapers -
Bendigo Military Museum
Award - MEDALS & PHOTOGRAPH WW2, Post WW2
Maxwell Barry Cowden VX19297 enlisted in the 2/nd AIF on 30.5.1940 age 18 years (put his age up to 21) in 2/2 Pioneer Battalion AIF, embarked for the Middle East 8.4.1941, promoted L/Cpl 25.6.1941, promoted Cpl 29.10.1941, took part in the Syrian Campaign. On 31.1.1942 the unit embarked for Australian but were diverted to Java to defend it, disembarked 18.2.1942. Java surrendered and they were taken POW, reported MIA on 30.4.1942 then after as POW. As a POW he worked on the Burma Railway. In December 1944 they were on the Hell Ship AWA Maru and sailed for Japan to work in the Coal Mines arriving mid Jan 1945. He was repatriated back to Australia on the HMS Formidable, discharged on 28.11.1945 with the rank of Cpl. Refer also Cat No 7077.Brown wood frame with gold edge, contains a photo and medals on a green background re a WW2 soldier/POW. The medals are a mixture of official and unofficial not in the correct order. Medals top. 1. Miniature Dutch medal 1942 - 45 official. 2. Prisoner of war medal, commemorative unofficial. Centre row. 1.Dutch medal 1942 - 45 official. 2. Africa star, official. 3. 1939 - 45 Star, official. 4. Pacific Star, official. 5. Front line service medal, unofficial. Bottom. 1. Defence medal, official. 2.Australian Service medal 1939 - 45, official. 3. For Combatant duties in active service, unofficial. 4. Foreign service medal, unofficial. 5. British war medal 1939 - 45, official."Max Cowden VX19297 2/2 Pioneer Battalion AIF"award, medals, photo, pow, 2/2 -
Lara RSL Sub Branch
Newspaper - The Sun Newspaper dated 15/8/1945 - special- My War Part 155 - 2 off, Local Newspaper dated 15/8/1945 - Special - My War Part 155 - 2 Copies - Japan Agrees to Surrender , Lest We Forget
Local Newspaper dated 15/8/1945 reporting on World War 2 eventsLocal Newspaper dated 15/8/1945 reporting on World War 2 eventsLocal Newspaper dated 15/8/1945 - Special - My War Part 155 - 2 CopiesJapan Agrees to Surrender , Lest We Forget- POW Prison Ordealjapan agrees to surrender, lest we forget, newspaper, world war 2 -
4th/19th Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment Unit History Room
Plaque - Fife & Forfar Yeomanry
Wooden shield shaped plaque with badge of Fife and Forfar Yeomanry affixed with brass brads. Hand painted scroll under badge showing unit nameOn back: To 4th/19th POW Light Horse 1984 Dick Turnerplaque, fife & forfar yeomanry, plaque, fife & forfar yeomanry -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, WW2 Internment and POW Camp
Various large photocopies of cartoons, plans, poems, review programme, newspaper articles.Large black plastic folder with 20 bound plastic sleevesWW2 Internment and POW Camps Tatura Group and Loveday Camp SAcamp 1; loveday camp, tatura group internment camp, loveday internees -
Running Rabbits Military Museum operated by the Upwey Belgrave RSL Sub Branch
WILSON L.A
Personal letters from wife to husband - none from him o/seas. Leslie Alexander Wilson, POW Crete. Home by 1943.documents, ww2, army -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Document, Letter written in 1993 to Greg (surname unknown) from "Vietnam Lou" (or Noel Callsne ) and envelope, 1993
Envelope has a sticker, "All the POWs are not home yet!" and it is stamped, Veterans of the Vietnam War Inc. The letter is sent as a thankyou for his hospitality.personal letter