Picken, David William (Private, b.1904 - d.1978) Accession Number: PR00833

Description

Papers relating to the service of SX10677 Private David William Picken, 1 Australia Corps, Australian Army Service Corps (AASC), while a prisoner of war (POW) in Changi POW Camp. The collection includes: (1) hand coloured certificates, a nominal roll, leaflets and background material relating to his membership of the Grand Lodge of England Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes Changi POW Lodge formed in 1943 (2) POW lettercards from Picken to his wife (3) service books and repatriation documents (4) newspaper cuttings and cards relating to his return to Australia in October 1945 (5) farewell message from Lieutenant Colonel F.G. Galleghan to POWs in Changi, 9 September 1945.

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Accession Number
PR00833
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1940-1995
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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