Historical information

Refer Cat No. 7944. Item in the collection of "Arthur E. Tranter". V50166 - VX52843 2/29th Bn. P.O.W.

Physical description

Hard cover book with dust cover. First Edition Book.
Hard cover - cardboard, black colour buckram adhered cover.
Dust cover - paper, with black print on front and spine. Cover ilustration - muted green colour tones of a tank and roadblock - "Muar Road Battle".
Plastic cover - clear soft plastic - protective cover with adhesive tape.
224 pages, cut, plain white paper. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps. A number of pages have handwritten notes in grey lead pencil and blue ink pen. P.186 has an added note on paper. Handwritten owner's name front end paper.

Inscriptions & markings

Page 186 - note on paper, blue ink pen.
"P.186/ This section by R.F. Nelson/ describes my experience/ fairly well./ I was with him throughout the whole/ term of imprisonment".
Front end paper - handwritten owner's name - blue ink pen "Arthur E. Tranter/ 24-4-83".