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Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, The Border Mail, Prisoners of the Japanese, 19891028
... Prisoners of the Japanese...Article describes some of the horrors and situations nurses endured as prisoners of war under the Japanese on Bangka Island, Rabaul & Japan. ...Article describes some of the horrors and situations nurses endured as prisoners of war under the Japanese on Bangka Island, Rabaul & Japan. ...Article describes some of the horrors and situations nurses endured as prisoners of war under the Japanese on Bangka Island, Rabaul & Japan. Article includes many quotes and stories relayed by Vivian Bullwinkel, Daisy Cardin (Tootie) McPherson (neé Keast), Mavis Claudia Cullen, Iole Harper, Nesta Gwyneth Lewis James, Agnes Betty Jeffrey & Ada Corbett (Corbitt) (Mickey or Micky) Syer. Large newspaper page with a full page story consisting of five columns of text and a large, bold title beneath a large black and white group photo of forty six people, most in nurses uniforms'NC2' [circled, blue ink, middle left of page]prisoners of war, world war two, wwii, ww2, japanese pows -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook, Carolyn Newman, Legacies of our Fathers. World War II Prisoners of the Japanese - Their Sons & Daughters tell their Stories, c.2006
... World War II Prisoners of the Japanese - Their Sons & Daughters tell their Stories....World War II Prisoners of the Japanese - Their Sons & Daughters tell their Stories. ...Book, light green soft cover, photo in centre of 2 small boys standing to attention. 236 pages. Back cover has photo of the Editor on lower LHS.Written on title page: Donated by F O'Connellbooks, history -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook, Gavan Daws, Prisoners of the Japanese - POWs of World War II in the Pacific, c.1994
... Prisoners of the Japanese - POWs of World War II in the Pacific...Front cover has background of a red circle with 7 lines radiating from the bottom. 462 pages. Prisoners of the Japanese - POWs of World War II in the Pacific Book BOOK Gavan Daws William Morrow & Co Inc USA ...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 -
Monbulk RSL Sub BranchBook, Gavan Daws, Prisoners of the Japanese: POWs of World War II in the Pacific, 2004
... Prisoners of the Japanese: POWs of World War II in the Pacific...Index, ill, p.462. Prisoners of the Japanese: POWs of World War II in the Pacific Book Gavan Daws Scribe Publications ...In the first disastrous months following Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Army took over 140,000 Allied prisoners. More than one in four of these POWs died at the hands of their captors.Index, ill, p.462.non-fictionIn the first disastrous months following Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Army took over 140,000 Allied prisoners. More than one in four of these POWs died at the hands of their captors. world war 1939 – 1945 - prisons and prisoners - japanese, atrocities - japan -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Hardcover book, Jessie Elizabeth Simons, While history passed: the story of the Australian Nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years, 1954
... While history passed: the story of the Australian Nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years....While history passed: the story of the Australian Nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years. ...Sister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation.Hardcover book with a dustjacket firmly attached. There is a black panel across the top with the title in yellow print and another thinner black panel across the bottom with the author's name in cream coloured print. The front cover shows an illustration of a Japanese soldier in the foreground and behind him are eight women working in a field, they are being watched by an armed soldier stationed at a lookout on a wall behind them. The image is in black, green and yellow.non-fictionSister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation.women prisoners, prisoners of war, australian nurses, world war 2, world war ii, wwii, ww2, japanese, vyner brooke, sister jessie elizabeth simons -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Hardcover book, Jessie Elizabeth Simons, While history passed : the story of the Australian Nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years, 1954
... While history passed : the story of the Australian Nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years....While history passed : the story of the Australian Nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years. ...Sister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation.Dark green, faded cloth bound book with a bright orange sticker at the bottom of the spine.non-fictionSister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation. sister jessie elizabeth simons, vyner brooke, japanese, prisoners of war, world war 2, australian nurses, ww2, wwii -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Hardcover book, Jessie Elizabeth Simons, While history passed: the story of the Australian Nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years, 1954
... While history passed: the story of the Australian Nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years....While history passed: the story of the Australian Nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years. ...Sister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation.Faded red hard covered, cloth-bound book with gold title on the spine and a white sticker at the bottom of the spine with B38 in red texta.non-fictionSister Jessie Elizabeth Simons tells the story of the sixty-five members of the Australian Army Nursing Service who were evacuated from Singapore just before the arrival of the Japanese, their ship was bombed and sunk and they were captured by the Japanese soldiers and held in prison camps until the day of liberation.women prisoners, prisoners of war, australian nurses, world war 2, world war ii, wwii, ww2, japanese, vyner brooke, sister jessie elizabeth simons -
Alfred Hospital Nurses League - Nursing History CollectionBook - Illustrated book, Jesse Elizabeth Simmons 1911- et al, While history passed: the story of the Australian Nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years, 1954
... While history passed: the story of the Australian Nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years...Title, author's and publisher's names are printed in black on a yellow background on the spine While history passed: the story of the Australian Nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years Book Illustrated book Jesse Elizabeth Simmons 1911- Geoff Tyson Heinemann The Advertiser Printing Office ...The author was one of sixty-five Australian Army nurses ordered to leave Singapore aboard the Vyner Brooke. This is their story, including the years spent as prisoners of war in Sumatra by the survivorsIllustrated book with dust jacket. Book has a red cover with title and author's surname embossed in gold on spine. Front of the dust jacket has an illustration of a guard with female prisoners in the background (drawn by Geoff Tyson) Title is printed in yellow on a black background above this illustration, author's name is printed in white on a black background below this illustration. Title, author's and publisher's names are printed in black on a yellow background on the spinenon-fictionThe author was one of sixty-five Australian Army nurses ordered to leave Singapore aboard the Vyner Brooke. This is their story, including the years spent as prisoners of war in Sumatra by the survivorsworld war 1939-1945 prisoners of war, nurses -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Jessie Elizabeth Simons, While history passed : the story of the Australian nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years, 1954
... While history passed : the story of the Australian nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years...While history passed : the story of the Australian nurses who were prisoners of the Japanese for three and a half years Book Jessie Elizabeth Simons William Heinemann ...The experience of Australian nurses as captives of the JapaneseIll, p.131.The experience of Australian nurses as captives of the Japaneseworld war 1939-1945 - prisoners of war - japan, world war 1939-1945 - personal narratives - australia -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchBook - Hardcover illustrated book, Patsy Adam-Smith, Prisoners of war: from Gallipoli to Korea, 1992
... ...prisoners of the Japanese...Prisoners of war WWI WWII Korean War World War 1 First World War Second World War World War Two prisoners of the Japanese In 'Prisoners of War' dozens of interviews with former POWs are used to show the strength and courage of Australians taken prisoner in World War I, World War II and the Korean War. ...In 'Prisoners of War' dozens of interviews with former POWs are used to show the strength and courage of Australians taken prisoner in World War I, World War II and the Korean War. This book was written for those who know little of the experiences of these men and women; their courage, endurance and pain. - taken from Trove record.Black hard=cover book with a dust-jacket. Dust-jacket covered in black and white photographic wartime images set out as a collage across the entire cover and spine. Rectangle template in the centre of the cover with author's name on a red background, followed by the title in large grey lettering, with the subtitle below on a black background. A similar text box is displayed on the spine. non-fictionIn 'Prisoners of War' dozens of interviews with former POWs are used to show the strength and courage of Australians taken prisoner in World War I, World War II and the Korean War. This book was written for those who know little of the experiences of these men and women; their courage, endurance and pain. - taken from Trove record.prisoners of war, wwi, wwii, korean war, world war 1, first world war, second world war, world war two, prisoners of the japanese -
Red Cliffs Military MuseumHandkerchief, Prisoners Of War
... A relic of Nakompaton This frame contains a linen handkerchief on which many of the prisoners of war of the Japanese have signes and recorded their unit identity...Linen Handkerchief on which many of the Prisoners of War of the Japanese signed and recorded their unit identity....A relic of Nakompaton This frame contains a linen handkerchief on which many of the prisoners of war of the Japanese have signes and recorded their unit identity Many signatures of soldiers including "Edward Weary Dunlop" Linen Handkerchief on which many of the Prisoners of War of the Japanese signed and recorded their unit identity. ...A Note with the Handkerchief. A relic of Nakompaton This frame contains a linen handkerchief on which many of the prisoners of war of the Japanese have signes and recorded their unit identityLinen Handkerchief on which many of the Prisoners of War of the Japanese signed and recorded their unit identity.Many signatures of soldiers including "Edward Weary Dunlop" -
Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Book, Reid, Richard, The Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1943, 1998
... An account of the Australian Prisoners of War who laboured, starved and died on the Burma-Thailand Railway during 1942-1943 as prisoners of the Japanese, along with Asian civilians who suffered the same fate. ...Lakes Entrance Historical Society 4 Marine Parade Lakes Entrance gippsland Military History Memorials An account of the Australian Prisoners of War who laboured, starved and died on the Burma-Thailand Railway during 1942-1943 as prisoners of the Japanese, along with Asian civilians who suffered the same fate. ...An account of the Australian Prisoners of War who laboured, starved and died on the Burma-Thailand Railway during 1942-1943 as prisoners of the Japanese, along with Asian civilians who suffered the same fate. This booklet produced to mark the opening ofmilitary history, memorials -
Lara RSL Sub BranchBook, Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945 Series One ARMY Volumn IV THE JAPANESE THRUST, First published 1957
... Part 1 - The Road to War Part 11 - South East Asia Conquered Part III - Prisoners of the Japanese ...Part 1 - The Road to War Part 11 - South East Asia Conquered Part III - Prisoners of the Japanese WW11 Japanese New Guinea 1939-1942 Malaya Singapore Prisoners of War Java Timor Burma Thai Railway Australian War Memorial Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - The Japanese Thrust ARMY Author Lionel Wilmore List of events from 1931 - 20th May 1942 Maps, Photographs and Illustrations Australia in the War of 1939 - 1945 Series One ARMY Volumn IV THE JAPANESE THRUST Book ...WWII List of events. Part 1 - The Road to War Part 11 - South East Asia Conquered Part III - Prisoners of the Japanese Australia in the War of 1939-1945 - The Japanese Thrust ARMY Author Lionel Wilmore List of events from 1931 - 20th May 1942 Maps, Photographs and IllustrationsAustralian War Memorialww11, japanese, new guinea, 1939-1942, malaya, singapore, prisoners of war, java, timor, burma thai railway -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, POW’s WW2, Betty Jeffrey, White Coolies, 1956
... This is the story of those Australian Army nursing sisters who were in Malaya with the 8th Division AIF in 1941 and early 1942 and later taken prisoner by the Japanese....Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields This is the story of those Australian Army nursing sisters who were in Malaya with the 8th Division AIF in 1941 and early 1942 and later taken prisoner by the Japanese. books-military military history-army nurses illustrations Coolies POW’s Inside on first page: “E Houlden Skene St Bendigo” Stamp in blue ink on title page: “Returned and Services League” Hard cover in green buckram. ...This is the story of those Australian Army nursing sisters who were in Malaya with the 8th Division AIF in 1941 and early 1942 and later taken prisoner by the Japanese.Hard cover in green buckram. Title on spine in faded gold lettering. Green end papers feature a map of South East Asia. Front cover embossed with the shape of a compass. 204 pages with cut edges. Illustrated with black & white line drawings.Inside on first page: “E Houlden Skene St Bendigo” Stamp in blue ink on title page: “Returned and Services League”books-military, military history-army nurses, illustrations, coolies, pow’s -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, BIOGRAPHY, Allen and Unwin, Keep the men alive, Australian POW Doctors in Japanese Captivity, 2009
... During WW2 22,000 Australian military personnel became prisoners of the Japanese military, many of those who returned home after the war attributed their survival to the 106 Australian medical Officers imprisoned alongside them....Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields During WW2 22,000 Australian military personnel became prisoners of the Japanese military, many of those who returned home after the war attributed their survival to the 106 Australian medical Officers imprisoned alongside them. ...During WW2 22,000 Australian military personnel became prisoners of the Japanese military, many of those who returned home after the war attributed their survival to the 106 Australian medical Officers imprisoned alongside them.Book, soft cover, cardboard, brown and dark grey print on front, spine and back on beige background, illustrated on front cover in sepia tones of Doctors attending to a patient, 297 pages, plain off white , illustrated with black and white photographs.books, ww2, pow doctors. -
Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branchNewspaper - Newspaper clipping, Plea to remember women in war, [1987]
... This article is about Flo Syer, who as a nurse, served during World War 2 and was taken prisoner by the Japanese when the ship she was traveling on was sunk off Sumatra. ...Returned Nurses RSL Sub-branch ANZAC House Level 3 4 Collins Street Melbourne This article is about Flo Syer, who as a nurse, served during World War 2 and was taken prisoner by the Japanese when the ship she was traveling on was sunk off Sumatra. ...This article is about Flo Syer, who as a nurse, served during World War 2 and was taken prisoner by the Japanese when the ship she was traveling on was sunk off Sumatra. Flo believes that women should also be remembered at Anzac Day services.A newspaper article clipped from a larger page with a large black and white photo of an older woman and three columns of text underneath'POW' [blue ink top right of page]ww2, wwll, pow, florence elizabeth syer, banka island -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaPhotograph, Undated c.1949
... Saimon Qaius was a prisoner of the Japanese during W.W.II. He subsequently worked for the Methodist Missionary Society as a teacher in New Britain. ...Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria 54 Serrell Street Malvern East melbourne Saimon Qaius was a prisoner of the Japanese during W.W.II. He subsequently worked for the Methodist Missionary Society as a teacher in New Britain. ...Saimon Qaius was a prisoner of the Japanese during W.W.II. He subsequently worked for the Methodist Missionary Society as a teacher in New Britain. He assisted Rev. C. Mannering in translating the Old Testament into Blanche Bay dialect, as used by the Methodist Mission in New Britain.B & W head and shoulders studio photograph of Saimon QaiusSaimon Qaiussimon qaius, prisoner of war, new britain, teacher, methodist, mission, bible translator -
Dutch Australian Heritage Centre VictoriaHot water bottle (warme kruik)
... Given to former prisoners in Japanese camps in the former Dutch East Indies after liberation 1946. ...Dutch Australian Heritage Centre Victoria 60 Rosstown Road Carnegie melbourne Given to former prisoners in Japanese camps in the former Dutch East Indies after liberation 1946. ...Given to former prisoners in Japanese camps in the former Dutch East Indies after liberation 1946. Dutch colonists suffered incarceration under the Japanese occupation of former Dutch East Indies. Post-war many returned to The Netherlands where they suffered from the cold. It was difficult for them to settle in and this gift would have been a welcome gesture of acceptance.Hollow cylindrical copper tube with copper screw top with circular handle. Handwritten label says: Warm water kruik aan ons gegeven toen wij koud en berooid uit de Japanse kampen kwamen Jan 1946 (Hot water bottle given to us when we came out of the Japanese camps, cold and destitute, Jan 1946).hot water bottle -
Dandenong/Cranbourne RSL Sub BranchPhotograph - Sepia phtograph/postcard, Unknown
... Her courage while a prisoner pf the Japanese for over three and a half years exemplified the bravery of Australian women in war, and her distinguished postwar career was marked by many humanitarian achievements....Her courage while a prisoner pf the Japanese for over three and a half years exemplified the bravery of Australian women in war, and her distinguished postwar career was marked by many humanitarian achievements. ...WWII historical significancePortrait of Vivian Bullwinkel AO, MBE (1915 - 2000)Vivian Bullwinkel, a Second World War army nursing sister, is best known as the sole survivor of the infamous Banka Island massacre, in which 21 of her colleagues were killed by Japanese troops. Her courage while a prisoner pf the Japanese for over three and a half years exemplified the bravery of Australian women in war, and her distinguished postwar career was marked by many humanitarian achievements. -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Book - Autobiography, Detained by the Enemy, 1942-1945, 1987
... He volunteered at the age of 18 years after Japan entered the war, as an Ally to Germany and Italy, the aggressors. Taken prisoner by the Japanese and held in camps in Malaya and Singapore, enduring previously untold horrors at the hands of the Japanese captors. ...He volunteered at the age of 18 years after Japan entered the war, as an Ally to Germany and Italy, the aggressors. Taken prisoner by the Japanese and held in camps in Malaya and Singapore, enduring previously untold horrors at the hands of the Japanese captors. ...Personal history written by Bill Anderson of his experiences in the Australian Army in WW2. He volunteered at the age of 18 years after Japan entered the war, as an Ally to Germany and Italy, the aggressors. Taken prisoner by the Japanese and held in camps in Malaya and Singapore, enduring previously untold horrors at the hands of the Japanese captors. Written for his grandchildren to read and perhaps understand.Burgundy hard covered book with printed title in gold, containing photocopied handwritten material and printed material.Two photos and descriptions of the author, and his record of his Army Service. 1 - Bill Anderson aged 20 years and 10 months (May 1941); 2 - Bill Anderson aged 66 years and 10 months (May 1987). Service record. These items inside front cover of book.documents, reports, bill anderson, australian army, australian army personnel -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, WW2, "Sandakan"
... "SANDAKAN/ A conspiracy of Silence/ of the 2,434 prisoners massacred by/ the Japanese at the Sandakan POW camp, only 6, all escapees, have survived."...Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields "SANDAKAN/ A conspiracy of Silence/ of the 2,434 prisoners massacred by/ the Japanese at the Sandakan POW camp, only 6, all escapees, have survived." ..."SANDAKAN/ A conspiracy of Silence/ of the 2,434 prisoners massacred by/ the Japanese at the Sandakan POW camp, only 6, all escapees, have survived."Soft cover book. Cover - cardboard; green, blue, yellow and white colour print on front spine and book, illustrated, red colour round blotches on a mottled grey colour background. 400 pages, cut, plain white paper. Illustrated black and white photographs and maps. Title page - handwritten notations.Title page - handwritten notations - grey lead pencil "PSO 985/ ECEA" . Black ink "MS FRANK MARRIOTT".books, ww2, pows, sandakan, japan -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook - BOOK, POW’s, ABC Enterprises Sun Books, Changi Photographer
... Covers the experiences of Australian Prisoners of War with the Japanese. ...Bendigo Military Museum 37 - 39 Pall Mall Bendigo goldfields Covers the experiences of Australian Prisoners of War with the Japanese. military history-army books-history photography POW’s Paperback cover with photo of Keppel Harbour on front. ...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 -
Stawell Historical Society IncBook, Pat Darling, Portrait of a Nurse - Prisoner of war of the Japanese 1942-1945 Sumatra, 2001
... Portrait of a Nurse Prisoner of War of the Japanese 1942-1945 Sumatra By Pat Darling (Nee Gunther) Mentioned in Dispatches...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians Account of a Nuses imprisonment by the Japenese as a prisoner of War from 1942 - 1945 stawell ww2 Portrait of a Nurse Prisoner of War of the Japanese 1942-1945 Sumatra By Pat Darling (Nee Gunther) Mentioned in Dispatches Blue card cover with centered portrait of an Army Nurse in uniform Portrait of a Nurse - Prisoner of war of the Japanese 1942-1945 Sumatra Book Pat Darling ...Account of a Nuses imprisonment by the Japenese as a prisoner of War from 1942 - 1945Blue card cover with centered portrait of an Army Nurse in uniformPortrait of a Nurse Prisoner of War of the Japanese 1942-1945 Sumatra By Pat Darling (Nee Gunther) Mentioned in Dispatchesstawell ww2 -
Frankston RSL Sub Branch
Collection, R. K. Churches
... The men of the unit were taken prisoner by the Japanese in February, 1942. Churches spent the remainder of World War 2 as a POW in Changi Prison....The men of the unit were taken prisoner by the Japanese in February, 1942. Churches spent the remainder of World War 2 as a POW in Changi Prison. ...Collection of photographs which were the property of Ronald Keith Churches, service number VX34599, who was a Sergeant in the Australian Army 2/9th Field Ambulance Unit during World War 2. Churches enlisted on the 12th July, 1940 and was discharged on the 4th December, 1945. The 2/9th FA was formed on the 1st July, 1940 at Dandenong, Victoria and was initially based at Seymour (Puckapunyal). The 2/9th FA relocated to Bonegilla in September 1940 and embarked for Singapore in February, 1941. The men of the unit were taken prisoner by the Japanese in February, 1942. Churches spent the remainder of World War 2 as a POW in Changi Prison. -
Bendigo Military MuseumBook, Allen & Unwin, You'll Never Get Off the Island. POW Changi Singapore, 1989
... The author details the daily lives of prisoners & their interaction with their Japanese captors....The author details the daily lives of prisoners & their interaction with their Japanese captors. books military history imprisonment On front end paper: L K Morgan 8/90 Black, buckram hard cover with title on spine in gold letters. ...A personal memoir of Changi POW, Keith Wilson. The author details the daily lives of prisoners & their interaction with their Japanese captors.Black, buckram hard cover with title on spine in gold letters. Blue end papers. Blue & white dust cover with illustrations front & back. Title on front in white letters. Title on spine in black letters.On front end paper: L K Morgan 8/90books, military, history, imprisonment -
Lilydale RSL Sub BranchSouvenir - Rock
... Rock collected from Hellfire Pass Thailand, the site of the Burma - Thailand railway where Australian prisoners of war on the Japanese worked and died....Lilydale RSL Sub Branch 52 Anderson Street Lilydale yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges Rock collected from Hellfire Pass Thailand, the site of the Burma - Thailand railway where Australian prisoners of war on the Japanese worked and died. Small Rock Souvenir Rock ...Rock collected from Hellfire Pass Thailand, the site of the Burma - Thailand railway where Australian prisoners of war on the Japanese worked and died.Small Rock -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaPhotograph, C. 1937
... Served in the medical service in Palestine and was transferred to a forward casualty station, then taken prisoner by the Japanese in 1942. On the Death Railway in Thailand worked closely with Dr E. ...Served in the medical service in Palestine and was transferred to a forward casualty station, then taken prisoner by the Japanese in 1942. On the Death Railway in Thailand worked closely with Dr E. ...Rev. Desmond Tarran (1916 - 1992). Born at Werribee. Converted at age 15. Entered the Home Missionary Training College in 1936. Spent 29 years in many appointments including 3 years 1950 - 1952 in Inland Mission in the Murchison area, Western Australia. Enlisted as an army medical orderly in 1940. Served in the medical service in Palestine and was transferred to a forward casualty station, then taken prisoner by the Japanese in 1942. On the Death Railway in Thailand worked closely with Dr E. (Weary) Dunlop and Dr Albert Coates in caring for starving and maltreated prisoners. Returned to home mission service in 1947. In 1966 was selected for special ordination as a Methodist minister. Served 11 years in country and city churches before retiring in 1978.Satin, black and white, head and shoulders, studio portrait of Rev. Desmond Tarran, as a post card.desmond tarran, home missionary, methodist minister, prisoner of war -
Williamstown Historical Society IncPhotograph - Signalman John James Davey, 8th Division Signals, AIF
... He served in the 8th Division Signals, AIF, and in 1942 was captured in Malaya, and held as a Prisoner of War in Osaka Japan. Source vwma.org.au and naa.gov.au ...He served in the 8th Division Signals, AIF, and in 1942 was captured in Malaya, and held as a Prisoner of War in Osaka Japan. Source vwma.org.au and naa.gov.au Photograph Signalman John James Davey, 8th Division Signals, AIF ...Private John James DAVEY, (Service no: VX36925) was born in Williamstown on 5 June 1919 and enlisted in the Australian Army on 17 July 1940. He served in the 8th Division Signals, AIF, and in 1942 was captured in Malaya, and held as a Prisoner of War in Osaka Japan. Source vwma.org.au and naa.gov.au signalman john james davey, 8th division signals, aif -
Wangaratta RSL Sub BranchPrint - Framed print
... Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, AC, CMG, OBE (12 July 1907 – 2 July 1993) was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. Born 12 July 1907 Major Plains, Victoria Died 2 July 1993 (aged 85) Service/branch Australian Army Years of service 1935–1946 Rank Colonel Unit Royal Australian Army Medical Corps 2/2nd Casualty Clearing Station Commands held No.1 Allied General Hospital Battles/wars World War II Battle of Greece North African Campaign Syria-Lebanon campaign South West Pacific New Guinea Campaign South East Asia Campaign Awards Companion of the Order of Australia Knight Bachelor Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Officer of the Order of the British Empire Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John Mentioned in Despatches ...Wangaratta RSL Sub Branch 2-4 Templeton Street Wangaratta high-country Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, AC, CMG, OBE (12 July 1907 – 2 July 1993) was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. Born 12 July 1907 Major Plains, Victoria Died 2 July 1993 (aged 85) Service/branch Australian Army Years of service 1935–1946 Rank Colonel Unit Royal Australian Army Medical Corps 2/2nd Casualty Clearing Station Commands held No.1 Allied General Hospital Battles/wars World War II Battle of Greece North African Campaign Syria-Lebanon campaign South West Pacific New Guinea Campaign South East Asia Campaign Awards Companion of the Order of Australia Knight Bachelor Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Officer of the Order of the British Empire Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John Mentioned in Despatches colonel sir ernest edward dunlop "weary" dunlop surgeon Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop - Anzac Day 1993 Print No 455 of 500 Black timber frame containing coloured caricature of saluting Army Officer with flag in background. ...Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, AC, CMG, OBE (12 July 1907 – 2 July 1993) was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. Born 12 July 1907 Major Plains, Victoria Died 2 July 1993 (aged 85) Service/branch Australian Army Years of service 1935–1946 Rank Colonel Unit Royal Australian Army Medical Corps 2/2nd Casualty Clearing Station Commands held No.1 Allied General Hospital Battles/wars World War II Battle of Greece North African Campaign Syria-Lebanon campaign South West Pacific New Guinea Campaign South East Asia Campaign Awards Companion of the Order of Australia Knight Bachelor Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Officer of the Order of the British Empire Knight of the Venerable Order of Saint John Mentioned in Despatches Black timber frame containing coloured caricature of saluting Army Officer with flag in background.Sir Edward "Weary" Dunlop - Anzac Day 1993 Print No 455 of 500colonel sir ernest edward dunlop, "weary" dunlop, surgeon -
Unions Ballarat
The diaries of Weary Dunlop: Java and the Burma-Thailand Railway 1942-1945 (Don Woodward Collection), Dunlop, E.E. (Weary), (c) 1986
... He was a prisoner of war by the Japanese in WWII at which time he is known for his fine leadership. ...He was a prisoner of war by the Japanese in WWII at which time he is known for his fine leadership. ...Colonel Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, AC, CMG, OBE was an Australian surgeon. He was a prisoner of war by the Japanese in WWII at which time he is known for his fine leadership. The book is extracts from his diaries.Relevant to the Second World War and the role of Weary Dunlop. Autobiographical interest.Book; 476 pages. Cover: colour photograph of Weary Dunlop; white and yellow lettering; author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, diary, autobiography, world war ii, burma-thailand railway
