"Friendly Fruits and Vegetables" is a specific WWII-era jungle survival guide which served as a visual pamphlet to help downed aircrews identify edible jungle plants, avoid dangerous ones, and find survival resources Booklet belonged to Robert Francis ISKOV VX15237 born at Glenrowan served with the 59th Battalion CMF before joining the 2/14th Battalion at Caulfield in September 1940. He disembarked for the Middle East in November, 1940 and fought in the Syrian campaign in 1941. In 1942 the 2/14th Battalion returned to Australia and sent to Papua where he fought at the Battle of Isurava before the battalion was sent to Gona. On 1943 Bob returned to Australia to undertake officer training and in 1945 with the 2/23rd Battalion sailed to Morotai and served with the battalion on Tarakan. He returned to Australia in November, 1945 and discharged a month later.Cream cardboard covered booklet containing 71 pages including photographs. ww2, new guinea, booklet, 1943, friendly fruits and vegetables, aircrews