Osborne, George Hamlyn (Lance Corporal, b.1909 - d.1954) Accession Number: PR85/068

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Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX42980 Lance Corporal George Hamlyn Osborne, 2/23 Infantry Battalion. Collection consists solely of black and white photocopies. The first is a copy of a 'wartime log', kept by Osborne while a prisoner of war of the Germans in Oflag VA in Weinsburg, Germany. It contains commentary, poetry, illustrations, music, stories, photographs, menus and other souvenirs. The second item is similar with the exception of photographs. The third item is a photocopy of a cloth banner embroidered with '2/23 Battalion' and the signatures of various POWs.

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Accession Number
PR85/068
Maker
George Hamlyn Osborne
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Document
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
c.1941-1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
3
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM315 419/078/026
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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