Showing 6 items matching "overseas pow camps"
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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumFolder
... ...Overseas POW camps...Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street Tatura the-murray Material photocopied from original books. Extracts from various books on POW's and Internment Camps both in Australia and oversea. "From Hell to Eternity" contains reference to Rod Wells, of Tatura Australian Internmnet camps Australian POW camps Overseas internment camps Overseas POW camps Black open fronted folio containing photocopied material in plastic sleeves.Contains photocopied extracts from variious books (Behind Barbed Wire; From Hell to Eternity: Toku Tai; 58/59 Batn News. ...Material photocopied from original books. Extracts from various books on POW's and Internment Camps both in Australia and oversea. "From Hell to Eternity" contains reference to Rod Wells, of TaturaBlack open fronted folio containing photocopied material in plastic sleeves.Contains photocopied extracts from variious books (Behind Barbed Wire; From Hell to Eternity: Toku Tai; 58/59 Batn News.australian internmnet camps, australian pow camps, overseas internment camps, overseas pow camps -
Bendigo Military MuseumHeadwear - HELMET, PITH
... POW. Cyril enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 17.6.1940 age 22 years 2 months. Posted to 8th Div Petrol Coy Seymour 25.7.1940, hospital 12.8.1940 with Mumps, rejoin unit 31.8.1940, embark for overseas 2.2.1941, disembark Singapore 19.2.1941. He is listed as missing on 16.2.1942 and later listed as POW in a Thai Camp...POW. Cyril enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 17.6.1940 age 22 years 2 months. Posted to 8th Div Petrol Coy Seymour 25.7.1940, hospital 12.8.1940 with Mumps, rejoin unit 31.8.1940, embark for overseas 2.2.1941, disembark Singapore 19.2.1941. He is listed as missing on 16.2.1942 and later listed as POW in a Thai Camp ...This hat was sent home to Laanecoorie, from Malaya, in 1941 by Driver Cyril John Johnson VX36298, 1 Coy A.A.S.C whilst a POW. Cyril enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 17.6.1940 age 22 years 2 months. Posted to 8th Div Petrol Coy Seymour 25.7.1940, hospital 12.8.1940 with Mumps, rejoin unit 31.8.1940, embark for overseas 2.2.1941, disembark Singapore 19.2.1941. He is listed as missing on 16.2.1942 and later listed as POW in a Thai Camp no date. (He was on the Burma Railway) Last entry on his records states Presumed to be dead 12.9.1944 SWPA. (South West Pacific Area) He with hundreds of others were on the Japanese prison ship Rakuyo Maru to Japan when it was sunk by an American submarine. The hand written signatures on the hat include high ranking AIF Officers, major local Officials and dozens of 8th Division AIF soldiers. British pattern Pith Helmet, khaki coloured cotton cloth with brown leather strap over the top. Large quantity of hand written names on top. Inside rim has green felt lining. Dome section is plaited red silk with manufacturer's label at crest. Hat band is brown leather.On top written in pen & ink: Many army numbers & names of soldiers and some dignitaries.. On top written in ink: To Dad etc from Cyril.military equipment - army, costume - male headwear -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchSouvenir - POW Identity Tag, 1941
... overseas on 3/2/1941 with the 2/6 Battalion. Embarked for Greece on 9/4/1941 and reported missing on 2/6/1941 Captured in Greece and sent to German POW work camp Stalag XVIIIA. ...overseas on 3/2/1941 with the 2/6 Battalion. Embarked for Greece on 9/4/1941 and reported missing on 2/6/1941 Captured in Greece and sent to German POW work camp Stalag XVIIIA. ...German Prisoner of War identity tag stamped Stalag XVIIIA Nr 3527 - traced to Private Eric Salmon VX34416 Born 8/12/1918 at Footscray. Enlisted 3/7/1940. Embarked overseas on 3/2/1941 with the 2/6 Battalion. Embarked for Greece on 9/4/1941 and reported missing on 2/6/1941 Captured in Greece and sent to German POW work camp Stalag XVIIIA. Returned to Australia 24/7/45 and discharged on 25/8/1945. Stalag XVIII-A was a World War II German Army (Wehrmacht) prisoner-of-war camp located to the south of the town of Wolfsberg, in the southern Austrian state of Carinthia, then a part of Nazi Germany. As with all German identity tags, they are designed with a central perforation so that if the owner died, the bottom half of the tag would be broken off, while the other half remained with their body.Dark grey rectangle shaped piece of metal with small hole in three of the four corners and narrow cut out slots across centre line stamped either side with letters and numbers.STALAG XVIIIA Nr 3527id tag, dog tag, germany, 2/6 battalion, stalag xviiia -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumFolder, Camp 13 German POW reunion 1974, 1992
... Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street Tatura the-murray One of the many accessions received by our overseas friends and supporters. Camp 13 reunion German POW ...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 MuseumDocument, Reminiscences of Geo Campbell Camp 13 and Repatriation of German POW's Tuesday 21 January 1947 - Orantes, 27 October1986 Campbell, 6 January 1947 W.O. 2 Woof
... overseas escort V1522 4 W.O. 2 Woof P. R.. Christmas cards and W.O. 2 Woof's diary commencing Tuesday 21 January 1947 of a reasonably placid trip on the H.T. Orantes. A 21 page diary and to conclude the contents, General Birdwood and Australians Anzac Day 1947 Trafalgar Square London and the service of commemoration at St Martins in the field Trafalgar Square. George Campbell P. R. Woof H. T. Orantes Repatriation Reminiscences of Geo Campbell Camp 13 and Repatriation of German POW's ...An account of Geo Campbell's stint as a guard compressed to 3 pages. Also approved application overseas escort V1522 4 W.O. 2 Woof P. R.. Christmas cards and W.O. 2 Woof's diary commencing Tuesday 21 January 1947 of a reasonably placid trip on the H.T. Orantes. A 21 page diary and to conclude the contents, General Birdwood and Australians Anzac Day 1947 Trafalgar Square London and the service of commemoration at St Martins in the field Trafalgar Square.Clear plastic cover, black margin on which is printed on a white paper strip "Reminiscences of Geo Campbell Camp 13 and Repatriation of German POW's Tuesday 21 January 1947 on H.T. Orantes - Warrant Officer 2 P. R. Woof. Reminiscences of Geo Campbell Camp 13 and Repatriation of German POW's Tuesday 21 January 1947 - Orantesgeorge campbell, p. r. woof, h. t. orantes, repatriation -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps MuseumFolder, extracts from various books
... Photocopied extracts from various books on POW's and internment camps. Both in Australia and overseas....Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum 49 Hogan Street Tatura the-murray Photocopied extracts from various books on POW's and internment camps. Both in Australia and overseas ...Photocopied extracts from various books on POW's and internment camps. Both in Australia and overseas.Clear plastic fronted folder with photocopied extracts from various books: Behind Barbed Were, From Hell to Eternity, Toku Tai and 58/59 Battalion News.behind barbed wire, from hell to eternity, toku tai, 58/59 battalion, pow camp books, internment camp books
