Description
Collection of original and copied items of NX58640 Private Roy Henry Joseph Warren, of 2/18 Battalion, relating to his military service, medical history, captivity as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese, post-war life and death. Documents: Certificate of Discharge, dated 5 February 1946; 2 copies of an interrogation report relating to Warren: "Statement of Recovered PW and Civilians Relating to his or her Self", recording details of his capture and capitvity by Japanese forces in Changi; "Service and Casualty Form", "Specialist Report" and "Medical History Sheet", all relating to Warren's medical history during military service and capitivity; standard-format letter (undated) written by Dr A. Bordujenko, Senior Medical Officer Health for Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs, describing various recurrent medical problems among Australian soldiers who had been prisoners of the Japanese forces, particularly on the Burma-Thai Railway. Correspondence: various messages sent to Warren's mother by official agencies e.g Australian Prisoners of War Relatives' Association and others by family friends, informing her of radio messages allegedly sent by her son through Japanese-controlled radio stations; 3 cards: a greetings card (undated and unused) featuring the hospital ship "Manunda" (on which Warren was evacuated from Singapore to Labuan in 1945), a sympathy card from NSW Ex-Prisoners of War Association Inc., after Warren's death, and an official Japanese-issue POW postcard, dated 28/3/43, sent by Warren to his mother.
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AWM371 93/0098
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