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Melbourne Legacy
Booklet, They were prisoners
A booklet compiled of accounts relating to Changi POW Camp during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. In particular the three YMCA representatives that stayed with the 8th division as welfare workers, despite being offered the opportunity to leave on one of the last ships to leave the island. The accounts were about their service and were used by the YMCA in this booklet to promote their organisation. This booklet was kept in the Legacy Library.Accounts of war time experiences were collected as part of the Legacy library collection.Booklet of buff coloured pages in brown cover about experiences in Changi Camp x 8 pages.world war two, prisoners, pow -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, 1988
Photographed at Exhibition of POW memorabilia displayed at Templer Home for Aged. Bayswater, Victoria, in 1981.Colour photograph. Wooden sewing box, vases, clock, brooches with shell pictures glued on. Negative no 8. woodwork, box - sewing, jewellery, clock, vases, pow, internment camps -
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 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Book, Blood, Sweat and Tears
Diary outlining History of Service in WW2 of Ron Morrell No.4985826 1/5 Sherwood Foresters, 18th Division. Joined in England and posted to Singapore where captured as POW and was at Changi. Diary was written in 1986. He later migrated to Australia. Refer Cat No. 316, 305P for details.Home made book of the Diary of Ron Morrell, from enlistment through being a Prisoner of War to discharge. Yellow cardboard cover with title sheet glued on front. Four staples and 45 pages inside contain maps and history of service, all handwritten with some maps and sketches all in black and white.Title on front "Blood, Sweat and Tears by Ron Morrell". Contents are all handwritten.diary, changi, ww2, pow -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Photograph - Photo of RSL service Members
Charles Bover and Jim Sutherland were Japanese POWs on the Burma Railway. Charles was with Weary Dunlop. Jim also spent time at Changi. Lilydale RSL members Bover C Vx8270 2/2nd Pioneer Btn - Thai-Burma Railway Sutherland JJ Vx54057 2/2nd Pioneer Btn - Thai-Burma Railway and Changipow, changi, thai/burma railway -
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 -
Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch
Framed Photograph, 2/24 Battalion, c1940
Original black and white photograph of 2/24 Infantry Battalion which includes image of Frank Percival SAVILLE VX34912 Born 4/4/1919 Enlisted 27/6/1940 and served with the 2/24th Battalion. He was a POW interned in Italy and Germany camps between 1941-45 during WW2.Black plastic frame with green mount housing original black and white photograph of soldiers in four rows.Plaque -Presented by H A Saville on behalf of his brother Frank P Saville VX34912 2/24 Battalion2/24 battalion, frank saville vx 34912, pow, ww2 -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph - copy, 1988 copy
Photographed at Exhibition of POW memorabilia displayed at Templer Home for Aged. Bayswater, Victoria, in 1981.Colour photograph. Chess set, draughts counters, tiny toys, aeroplanes and cannons. Highly prized scrap books made with cut outs from foot tin labels.Negative non 2.woodwork, draughts, chess set, pow, internment camps, toys, aeroplanes, cannons -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - ENVELOPE JAPANESE, 1942-45
John Phillip MURPHY No VX17294 enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 15.5.1940 age 30 years 5 months. Posted to the 2/29th Bn 29.11.1940, embarked for Singapore 30.7.1941 disembarking 15.8.1941. Promoted to L/Cpl 2.1.1942, listed as missing 16.2.1942 then POW. A telegram in his records dated 4.8.1945 to his wife Mrs A Murphy of Kirkwood St Eaglehawk states “Alive at Changi Camp”. He disembarked Australia on 8.10.1945 and discharged from the Army on 6.12.1945. Refer also Cat No 1110.Envelope, “Prisoner of War Post” yellowed, red print, stamped “Passed by Censor” re J.P.Murphy.Typed “VX17294 L/Cpl J P Murphy 2/29 Battalion AIF Australian Prisoner of War Malaya”. In pencil “Changi”.envelopes japanese, pow, murphy -
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 -
Melbourne Legacy
Instrument - Violin, The Changi Violin
This violin was played by VX30301 Dvr Roy Arnel, as a member of the Australian Imperial Force Concert Party, in the Changi POW camp, Singapore from 1942-1945. It is claimed that the violin, in its case was thrown over the wall by a Chinese civilian. Roy Arnel, a South African by birth enlisted on 7 June 1940 at Royal Park, Melbourne and served with 2 AASC Company as a driver. He was captured by the Japanese Imperial Army at the fall of Singapore in February 1942. There was more than one concert party in Changi as indicated on the rear of the violin. The details of the Dutch, British and American Concert Parties scratched in to the varnish. There are the some well known names scratched into the violin including: The English author and cartoonist, Ronald Searle; Australian entertainer, Frank Rich; and Australian Author, Russell Braddon. Mr Arnel died in 1982 and the violin was presented to Melbourne Legacy for preservation, safe keeping and display. Further research found that one of the AIF comedians, Harry Smith, had a catch phrase, 'You'll never get off the Island' which became almost the watchword of the prisoners throughout the captivity. That ties with the phrase etched around the outside of the violin, "We'll never get off the island."A very valuable piece of equipment brought back from World War II now on display in Legacy House function room.Violin (00078.1): Violin case (00078.2): Bow (00078.3): Bag of violin parts (00078.4):Around the edge of the instrument's body: "We'll never get off the island" On the front body of the violin: "AIF concert party"; "P.O.W. camp Singapore" Names inscribed on the front body of the violin in columns from left to right: Ray Tullipan, Fred Stringer, Herb Almond, L Jacques, Keith Harris, Jack Garrett, Dave Goodwin, H Sabin, Fred F Brightfield, Jack Boardman, Ern Warne, Ern Banks, T Hoffman, Roy P Arnel, Harold W Reid, W Middleton, Douglas Matthews, Bob Picken, Harry Smith ('appy Harry), Ted Druitt "VIOLIN PLAYED BY" VX30301, (DVR) R S Arnel AIF Concert Party in POW Camp Selerang and Changi Gaol Singapore 1942-1945; T Mack O.C and Producer Harry Tennall; Jack Smith; Walter W Dains; Keith C Stephens; C E Trotter; W Sullivan, Syd Piddington; John Nibbs; Doug Peart; John Wood; Jack Geoghegan; Berry Barton; Barney Bolton; Tom Hussey; Kim De Grey; Clarrie Barker; Ron Caple; Russ Bradon; Bernard McCaffrey; Bart Galbraith; Charles Wiggins; Stan “ Judy” Garland. Rear of Violin has inscriptions top to bottom, left to right. Hans???en; Dutch Concert Party; H.S. Van der Linden; M Bark; B Freunbusch; F Horguine; H. J. Hurgarden; Lt H. J. Scholer (Violin); H.A.F. Pet; M Van Dyk; W J Witte; G H Fransen; E Ewig; M Ruwart (Hypnotist); A V Korem(Dancer) C N Rob (Violin) C H Kuipers (Guitar); W C Emmenes (Cellist) L H R???? (Violin) British Concert Party Alex????; P Holland ( “ Dutchy” Accordian); Wray Gibson :AH!; E J Bawer (Drums); Clem (Lofty) Relf(Clarinet); Bill Williams (Piano); Ken Luke; Ronald Searle; Charles Dobman “Good Luck”; Dan Harts(”Professor”); Gil Mitchell ( Violinist); John Fitzgerald; E Botor (Tenor Horn); Ronald Lewis; Ronnie Horner; Robin Wilbury; Jack M Wood ( Producer); Denis A S Houghton (Bass); C J Buckingham; Stan Mesurier; E B Dobson USA Concert Camberts Party Don Smith; Owen Baggett; Denis Roland; Stan Willner; Albert “ HAP” Kelley (Trombone); Joe Manella; Charles Kelleher. Internal manufactures tag “ “Excelsior” Brand Specally made for the Tropic and reputed for good ton and workmanship Made in Czechoslovakia”changi violin, pow -
Bendigo Military Museum
Document - TELEGRAMS
1. Telegram sent by Ron Morrell on safe arrival in Singapore 1942 after transiting from UK. 2. Telegram sent by Ron Morrell after release as POW on arrival in India, transiting home to parents in UK. Ron Morrell - 1/5 Sherwood Foresters, 18th Div No. 4985826. Refer Cat 316, 305P.1. Telegram to home on safe arrival in Singapore. On yellow paper with Cable & Wireless Limited letterhead. 2. Telegram to home on safe arrival in India at end of war. Stamp with date. Faded yellow paper.1. Cable & Wireless Ltd letterhead & passed by Censor stamp. Addressed to parents saying "Well & Safe". 2. Cable & Wireless Ltd letterhead. date stamp of 9 Sep 1945 and stamp of "X2465".ww2, telegrams, pow, changi -
Melbourne Legacy
Newspaper - Article, Violin bears memories of Changi's pain and spirit, 1989
A newspaper article with a photo of veteran Jack Geoghegan holding the violin that is part of Melbourne Legacy's collection (see 00080) at The Shrine. Mr Geoghegan was a Prisoner of War in Changi prison. He remembered playing in the concerts that the violin was used in. His signature is one of many, that had signed the violin. Background: This violin was played by VX30301 Dvr Roy Arnel, as a member of the Australian Imperial Force Concert Party, in the Changi POW camp, Singapore from 1942-1945. It is claimed that the violin, in its case was thrown over the wall by a Chinese civilian. Roy Arnel, a South African by birth enlisted on 7 June 1940 at Royal Park, Melbourne and served with 2 AASC Company as a driver. He was captured by the Japanese Imperial Army at the fall of Singapore in February 1942.A record that the violin was of importance to many people during their internment.Newspaper article about the Changi violin published in The Age 26 July 1989.changi violin, pow -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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
Decorative object - Christmas Tree, 1942/43
Made by German POW's Camp 13 and sent by Army Guards to Internment Camp 3 as a gift to German Beilharz family. Used until family released in 1946. Later, Meta Beilharz had it with her in the Tabulam and Templer Home for the Aged In Bayswater Vic.Christmas tree made of wooden upright and stand, wire branches covered in silver tinsel. Hand cut and painted angels and dwarfs, painted walnuts, stars (gold and silver), other ornaments - tiny pine cones, cotton wool, candle holderstatura, christmas tree, camp 3, beilharz family, pow, camp 13 -
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
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
Photograph, Arthur Knee, 1989
Camp 13 artifact (photographed) red gum globe of world on carved stand made by POW. Purchased by Guard George Campbell. As at 1989 in Campbell's WW2 army collection.Camp 13, Camp Road, Murchison, Victoria. Red gum globe of the world on carved standcamp 13,, murchison victoria, globe of world, wood work, pow, camp internees, carved wood, george campbell -
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 -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPHS WW2, FRAMED
Francis Robert Burchnall No 1666 enlisted in the AIF in 2nd reinforcements 58th Batt on 23.8.15 age 24 years 9 months. Embarked for Egypt 4.4.16, embark for France 17.6.16, transfer to 2nd Anzac Postal Corps France. He then is posted through several Field P.O’s, discharged from the AIF 29.9.19. He re enlists as V91735 in the CMF on 29.11.40 giving his age at 47 years 1 month. He then enlists in the 2nd AIF as VX64477 on 8.10.41 giving his age at 39 years 11 months. Posted to A.A.O.C 3.12.1941, promoted A/Cpl 12.12.1941 then posted to 2/10th Ordnance W/Shops, embark 10.1.42 disembarking Singapore 26.1.42, reported missing 16.2.42. Later reported POW on Borneo 13.4.1943, then DOD Dysentry 19.5.1943. Refer also Cat No 1116P re his son also POW on Borneo. A.A.O.C (Aust Army Ordnance Corp) DOD ( Died of Disease) Two photo's, 1 Sepia, 1 B & W. Set in a frame with typed details on the soldier. 1 photo is take of F.R Burchnall in WWI and the other in WW II. Frame is black plastic with a gold edgephotography - photographs, military history, pow, borneo, sandakan -
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 -
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