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Untitled memoir by Joseph Dunbaven (QX20125 , Driver, 2/3 Reserve Motor Transport Company). Details the experiences of the author from 9th April 1941 through his experiences of transport to Singapore, experiences as a POW on the Thailand-Burma Railway through to the cessation of hostilites. Internment began at the "Bicycle Camp" before being shipped to Malaya to work on the railway. The author's experiences of work, medical treatment and life are detailed for the period from capture to August 1945 when the camp was liberated. The author's experiences of treatment after liberation and emotions on returning to Australia are also described.
Bound and typed 171 page memoir titled 'Highly Irregular' written by Geoff Fraser. Author provides a summary of his pre-war life. Training for the 4th Independent company is detailed, as is early serv
57 page manuscript entitled "Brief notes on POW Life: Timor, Java, Thailand, Japan 16th July 1940 to 20th October 1945". The manuscript details the experiences of TX3894 Private Reginald Alex Holloway
Untitled memoir by Lt. P.H. Handel RAN relating to his service during the Second World War and after. The manuscript first details the author's experiences on the trip to England from Australia and in
11 page manuscript. Manuscript provides a basic summary of the service of Pvt. Beavis starting with his transfer into the AIF in 1941. The manuscript tracks Pvt. Beavis' career through Malaya and the
57 page manuscript entitled "Brief notes on POW Life: Timor, Java, Thailand, Japan 16th July 1940 to 20th October 1945". The manuscript details the experiences of TX3894 Private Reginald Alex Holloway
Five-page typed manuscript. Manuscript recounts the experiences of a POW in the last days of the Second World War, with particular focus on the movements and treatment at the hands of the Germans. Lib