The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
"The Gap is bridged" the unit history for the 2/6th Field Company Royal Australian Engineers. Covers their service in West Java and later imprisonment by the Japanese as part of Blackforce in Java, Thailand, Borneo, Saigon, Sumatra and Japan, 1942 to 1945. Appendices include a roll of 2/6th Field Company members in Blackforce, Wattsforce & Robforce and other forces and their dispersal from Java (eg to Thailand, Burma and Borneo). This was published as part of a series "The Purple Diamond" by the 7th Division Engineers Association. Also copies of black and white photographs set up for inclusion in the history include the defence of Java, prisoner of war camps in Thailand & Java (the Cycle Camp), railway cuttings and repatriation.
Scrap book of articles and cuttings relating to the life and work of Private Bob Fox. He served as a horse breaker in the 3rd Light Horse Brigade in the 1914 - 1918 war and then in the 1939-1945 war w
Bound carbon copy of transcript of Barrett's experiences as a prisoner of war of the Japanese. It was written by Barrett after the war from memory. He describes the capitulation in Java, travels, work
Collection relating to the Second World War service of Lieutenant Colonel Norman Eadie, 2/3 Australian General Hospital and 2/2 Casualty Clearing Station. PAPERS DESCRIBE EXPERIENCES OF POW IN JAVA,
Manuscript entitled "10 Digits Short: The biography of Spencer King (John) Blackburne". Describes his early life in Western Australia and experiences as a sapper in the 2/6th, 2/8th and 2/3rd field co
Depicts a map of the Japanese offensive between 1941-42. A caricature of Prime Minister Tojo illustrates the course of the War with Japan. Occupied territories marked on the map include Thailand, Suma
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX52775 Private (Pte) Alexander Hatton Drummond, who served with 2/29 Australian Infantry Battalion and became a prisoner of war (POW) of the Jap