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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Memorabilia, Peaked Cap
Black material cap with POW*MIA "you are not forgotten" embroidered on front with black image of a man and a tower on white background. Laurel leaves embroidered. Two Enamel Badges joined Australia and USA on frontcap, prisoner of war commemorative, mia -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, POW 13 Reunion 1974, 1947
Left to Right - Cpl K. Stratewski, Sgt G. R. Campbell (guard), Pte Heinz Pexa (organiser), Lt. Commander Heinrich Messerschmidt, looking at photos on a table. Black and white photograph of POW 13 reunion in Hampton Victoria 1974. 4 men looking over a display of photographs. 2 on left, dark blazers 2 on right white jacket and white shirt.g campbell, k stratewski, heinz pexa, heinrich messerschmidt -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Newspaper clipping, Reunion Outside
Original newspaper clipping handed in (unknown when or by whom).Entitled "Reunion Outside" a photocopy of a newspaper cutting showing Erich Knaat, a POW at Camp 13 and Captain Douglas Henderson, an ex guard, having a drink together at Alexander Hotel during a chance meeting. (no date).Reunion Outside erich knaat, captain douglas henderson, camp 13, internment camps -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Documents - Copy, Italian POW Roberta Selva, 1942
Originals borrowed for copying. POW letters and correspondence from Italian POW Roberta Selva. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, German POW. Soccer Team
Camp 13 & Graytown.|POW Group.|Photo 5 is of the German POW. Soccer Teamphotograph, people -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Gavan Daws, Prisoners of the Japanese - POWs of World War II in the Pacific, c.1994
Book, black hard cover with red cloth binding & red, white & black dust jacket. Front cover has background of a red circle with 7 lines radiating from the bottom. 462 pages.Written on title page: John W Toon OAM Ex POW 8th Div AASC Donated by: Bgo YMCAbooks, military history, prisoners -
Camberwell RSL Sub-Branch
Photo, Jack Bell, ex WW2 POW, Remembrance Day 2017
Photo, taken at the Shrine, Melbourne 11 November 2017Jack Bell, a 100 year old veteran of WW2, who survived three years in Italian and German POW camps. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Jewellery Box, 1940's
Jewellery box presented to Vincent Villarroya, an Army Guard/Interpreter for Italian POW's, by POW Vincenzo LongoEight sided wooden jewel box with paneled lid of light and dark wood with a small round knob on top. Lid is lined with blue material. Box is padded and lined with blue materialjewellery box, villarroya, camp 13, tatura, ww2, handcrafts, woodwork, italian pow's -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW2, 1945
Photos collected by Alan Telford VX146055 2nd AIF. Refer 357.3 also 331.8, 332.2, 358.3, 359.3. .1) Labuan War Cemetery showing entrance & Men working. .2) Labuan War Cemetery showing entrance & men working. .3) Camouflage entrance to Japanese fox hole. ,4) Japanese POW's on work party...1) "AIF War Cemetery Labuan" on back of Photo. .2) "Labuan ,some graves from Sandakan Death March" on back of Photo. ,3) "Jap Fox Hole" on back of Photo. .4) "Japs at Work" on back of Photo.photography-photographs, graves cemetery, japanese pow’s -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Newspaper Article, Shepparton News - John Gribben, "Connections to organised crime (POW)"
One full page article with 2 colour photos. A story of murder in a POW Camp near Sydney during WW1. One prisoner, an extortionist, was killed by a group of his victims. He is buried at Tatura War Cemetery. Newsprintpow, extortion, murder, ww1, german war cemetery, shepparton news -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Framed Picture (Embroidered), Sacred Heart Embroidery, 1945
Made by Vincenzo Longo, an Italian POW, in Murchison Camp 13, Graytown POW Camp and Tocumwal and presented to Sgt. LescockWood framed embroidered picture of "Head of Christ" worked in red, pale to medium blues, yellow, brown cottons. Face and hands drawnhead of christ, embroidery, longo v, camp 13, tatura, ww2 camp 13, graytown pow camp, handcrafts -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document
Forwarded to Society by George Woolmer.Clear plastic cover, white margin red plastic margin extending to back cover. Bottom right hand corner on white self adhesive label - "Excerpts from Barmera history by George Woolmer - POW and Internment camps"As aboveloveday camp -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Folio, "Kormoran" Account of Operation, 1943
Material collected by Paul Konig, a Kormoran survivorBlack multi ring folder with printed material in plastic sleeves. 33 roneod pages written in German which appears to be an official account of the operations of the German Raider Kormoran. Also Paul Konig's POW discharge certificate, etc.Paul Konig (written in top right corner of front page)kormoran, german discharge certificates, paul konig -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Document, Hoi Chanh Vien Tran Van Minh, 5/04/1971 12:00:00 AM
Cream leaflet with black print. Photograph of Tran Van Minh. Chieu Hoi symbol. On reverse - hand written letter to soldiers remaining in C7 POW camp . Title, photograph, name and symbol framed by dual black lines.106/71 Hoi Chieu Vien Chiey-Hoi symbol Tran Van Minh Reverse - Letter in Vietnamese signed and datedtran van minh, propaganda -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH, STEAM TRAIN, 1942-1945
see. Cat no 5445.2photograph- black and white, curved wooden trestle bridge, on the bridge is a steam loco pulling freight cars with humans sitting atop. The bridge is set in a jungle clad valley, down in The Valley are unused logs and poles. This is a copyRear of photograph- “THAILAND BURMA RLW BRIDGE MADE BY POWS” “ “I believe was between WAMPO and Kin SIA OK” 122309ww2, pow, burma railway -
Ringwood RSL Sub-Branch
Souvenir - Framed object German and RAAF from Tom Fiedler RAAF Collection, WW2 onwards
Cased items 10 German, 4 RAAF and 5 Prisoner of War. plus a cigarette case made from Italian Dixie by a Russian prisoner. Tom Fiedler collectionMemories of traumatic period as a POW 7th Jan. 1944 to 28th May 1945. by a RAAF Air Gunner. Tom Fiedler Collection -
Red Cliffs Military Museum
POW Camp Money, POW One Lira Camp Money WW11, (estimated); 1942-1945
Part of a collection of POW items by VX 8007 A.J. Roddy, AMMO Coy, A.A.S.C., 6 Division. POW in Greece CampaignLow Grade paper with printed information, camp commanders signature. For use in in Italian Prisoner of War Camp No 106Campo P.G. No106. PM 3100. No 2696. Buono per L. Una. Il Comandante. Vale solo presso lo spaccio del campocamp, ww11, pow, italian, money -
Bendigo Military Museum
Container - SUITCASE WW2, c.1941 - 1945
Suitcase was made by Italian POW's at the prison camp in Murchison, Victoria in the 1940's. Refer Cat No 3673 for other items re POW's. Suitcase made from varnished timber & masonite. Metal handle hinges & locks.container, suit case, pow, italian -
Bendigo Military Museum
Container - CUPBOARD, c.1941 - 45
Item was made by Italian POW's at the prison camp in Murchinson, Victoria in the 1940's. Refer Cat No 3672 for other items re POW's.Cupboard made from varnished timber & masonite. Inside has 3 x masonite shelves, hinges are metal, door handle is plastic.container, cupboard, pow, italian -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Functional object - Tray - wooden, Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Tray, 1940's
William Bernard JONES (Bernie) was a volunteer guard at one of the camps and was given this tray by an Italian POW. It is not known which camp or who the POW was.8 sided wooden tray. Picture created by match sticks and wooden inlay design. Features Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. Front covered by glass held onto the tray by 8 sections of wood.w. b. jones, volunteer guard tatura camps, camp woodwork, mickey mouse, donald duck, wooden tray -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Document, Information sheets of POW and Internment Camps WW2, Tatura, 1990 typed
POW Internment camps. WW2. Jewish refugees interned from Singapore in 1990. Information sheets of POW and Internment Camps WW2, Tatura.Clear plastic blue back folder.jewish internees, internment camps, pow, tatura victoria, camp 3 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Newspaper - Newspaper Article, A Prisoner of War Camp
Newspaper article of 7 photographs with captions entitled A Prisoner of War Camp. 1 page of a 4 page spread from The Leader newspaper on September 29 1943 with 5 photographs of Italian POW's and 2 photographs of Army administration staff. Also 4 copies of some of those photographs on coreflue and 2 not on coreflue.italian pow's, murchison camp, camp 13, italian internees, the leader, army administration staff, carpenters shop in murchison camp, blacksmith shop in murchison camp -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph
Singapore POW'sBlack and white photos of Singapore men outside hut for roll call.singapore pow's, h. seefeld -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, WW2, Courtney T. HARRISON, "Ambon, Island of Mist", 1989 Reprint
... POW's ...Owner and donor details - see Cat No. 5836.3,Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard, black and white colour print on front, spine and back. Background, white, red and black. Illustrated map, South East Asia and three red, and white flags. 262 pages - cut, plain, white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs, maps and drawings.books, military history, ww2, pow's -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book - BOOK, POW’s, ABC Enterprises Sun Books, Changi Photographer
... POW’s ...Covers the experiences of Australian Prisoners of War with the Japanese. Paperback cover with photo of Keppel Harbour on front. Photo of Selerang Barracks with red background on back. 144 pages, white with black & white photos & printing. military history-army, books-history, photography, pow’s -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW2, 1945
... POW’s ...In collection belonging to Keith David Livingston VX136969 2nd AIF. Refer 1911P for service history.B&W photo showing a group of captured Japanese soldiers with local people crowding around looking on. Crinollated edges around photo and writing on the rear. "Japs rounded up at Kuching, capital of Sarawak Borneo 1945"photography, photo, japanese, pow’s -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Camp 3 from water tower, 1947
... pow's ...Picture of Camp 3, B and C compounds, taken from the water tower by Vollmer family, 1947, prior to repatriation to Germany. Several other copies in file.Black and white photographs of huts surrounded by perimeter fences with guard tower in foreground.internment camps, pow's, camp 3, water tower camp 3 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, WO 2 John Woof, 1947
... pow's ...John Woof standing in snow on the Cukhaven (Germany) Wharf unable to disembark because of big freeze. HMT Orontes next to wharf. Black and white photograph of WO 2 John Woof standing in snow on the Cukhaven (Germany) Wharf unable to disembark because of big freeze. HMT Orontes next to wharf. pow's, repatriated pow's, wo john woof, hmt orontes -
Bendigo Military Museum
Card - CARD, ACKNOWLEGMENT, Red Cross Melbourne, 1943
... POW's ...Refer Cat No’s 7028 and 7029 for VAD and Red Cross fundraising.This is a stout cardboard card. White card printed with red ink. The rear side is blank. The heading is = "An Acknowledgement" under that is a dotted line.Signatures at bottom are = Rita M Chilton, Hon Sec AAMWS and (illegible signature) Hon Organiser of Lord Mayors Red Cross "Junior" 1943.red cross, fundraising, ww2, pow's -
Bendigo Military Museum
Pamphlet - PAMPHLET, RED CROSS, Red Cross, 8 June 1943
... POW's ...Refer to Cat No 7028 re Bendigo Fundraising & Voluntary AID Detachment.This is a small set of pages to do with Fund Raising by the Red Cross in WW2. Cover - Printed in Red and Black ink. Has an image of a toddler putting a coin in a square white box. The other pages are mainly printed in red ink. They have details of awards for collectors. Official voting stamps. The pages are fastened with a rusty pin.On the entry form page, the printed month of July has been crossed out, with August written by hand. On the candidate page, July 5th has been crossed out with August 5th inserted.red cross, fundraising, ww2, pow's