Lent, Robert Cecil (Signalman, b.1911 - d: ?0) Accession Number: PR03497

Description

Collection relating to the service of Signalman Robert Cecil Lent, Malaya Command Signals, British Army, 1945, and later of 7 Division Signals, Australian Army. Collection consists of a booklet containing handwritten cooking recipes.

Contextual Description

Inscription on inside front cover reads: "Note-Book - Sign. R. C. Lent, 2329301, Malaya Command Signals, April, 1945." Entries in the notebook are undated, and consist entirely of cooking recipes, handwritten in pencil. Some examples of recipes include Peruvian shrimp soup, St. Patrick's Day cake, Malay steamed duck. The collection's donor believes this booklet may have been compiled by Signalman Lent during his internment in Changi POW camp.

Details

Accession Number
PR03497
Maker
Robert Cecil Lent
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Notebook
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1942-1945
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
AWM copyright

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