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Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard - POSTCARD, WAVERLEY, U.K, A. Cummins Postcard Series, cWW1
... Waverley UK... Postcard Waverley UK Sandy Lane, Waverley. Handwritten in pencil ...'R. H. Baron' visited Waverley during leave. His Uncle and Florrie lived near here. Waverley was the site of a battle during the First Baron's War 1215 - 1217.Photograph of a couple walking down a lane. Lane lined with trees.Sandy Lane, Waverley. Handwritten in pencil on back 'Letter to R.H. Baron's brother from Baron - no date.'robert h. baron, cooper collection, postcard, waverley uk -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Plaque The NationalMalaya and BorneoVeterans Asn. Presented to this RSL for support of Gurka Trust UK from NMBVAA
wooden Plaque 15cm x 13 cmThe NationalMalaya and BorneoVeterans Asn. Presented to this RSL for support of Gurka Trust UK from NMBVAA the nationalmalaya and borneoveterans asn. presented to this rsl for support of gurka trust uk from nmbvaa -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Flag White Ensign from Sunderland Flyingboat
This flag was carried by the Sunderland Aircraft "U" of 288 Squadron in 1942-44 Based NW approach UK Loch ERNE NI ,Bay of Biscay Pembroke dock Mt. Battern & Poole, Iceland Reykjavic, Faroes Vagaar, & Mediterranean Cloth flag with Union Jack in top left corner on with white background showing Cross of St. Georgeflag, ensign, sunderland, 288 squadron -
Waverley RSL Sub Branch
Key
During World War II, following the Fall of Singapore in February 1942, the Japanese military detained about 3,000 civilians in Changi Prison, which was built to house only 600 prisoners. The Japanese used the British Army's Selarang Barracks, near the prison, as a prisoner of war camp, holding some 50,000 Allied—predominantly British and Australian—soldiers.[1] Although POWs were rarely, if ever, held in the civilian prison, the name Changi became synonymous in the UK, Australia, and elsewhere with the POW camp. About 850 POWs died during their internment in Changi during the Japanese Occupation of Singapore,[2] a relatively low rate compared to the overall death rate of 27% for POWs in Japanese camps.[3] However, many more prisoners died after being transferred from Changi to various labour camps outside Singapore, including the Burma Railway and the Sandakan airfield.this item is of historical significance because it is supposedly one of the few surving keys to Changi Jail and donated by Mr.Robertson . Changi is significant as it was a major prison camp during WWII Changi Jail Key. Blackened metal key, Wooden tag attached with Japanese print on it. Kanji Characters read Middle Gatechangi, fall of singapore, key, p.o.w.