Kildey, H S (Corporal, b.1921) Accession Number: PR00705

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Papers illustrating prisoner of war experiences at Maru Yama camp and Fukuoka camp at Kobe and Kyushu. Includes address book made from cigarette papers; notebook containing honour roll for deaths at Kobe 1943-1945 and notes on gardening, rations, ships built at Kawasaki shipyards and bombing of Kobe; prayer book given by fellow POW; speech urging POWs to work hard for Japanese captors; issues of "The Zoo Post" and "HMT EE Daily News Sheet"; documents regarding mistreatment of Kildey and a Dutch prisoner; sketches of Changi; a leaflet on the Changi Murals; and copies of Nagasaki peace declarations 1983-1984.

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Accession Number
PR00705
Maker
H S Kildey
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1941-1984
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM371 96/0026
Copyright
AWM copyright

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