Historical information

Carved by Walter Ernest Rowe VX44035 2nd AIF. Enlisted 7.9.1940 age 34 years. Taken POW at the fall of Singapore. At discharge on 20.3.1946 he was a Pte in 2nd/4th Casualty Clearing Station.

Physical description

Teak wooden box crafted whilst a prisoner of War. Carved Burma / Malaya 1942 1943.

Inscriptions & markings

Carved in lid “2/4 CCS, WE Rowe”, “VX 44035 8th Div AIF”
Hand inscribed on lid, “Dela Fliente”