Gillies, Alexander Glendale (6th Engineer, SS "Commissaire Ramel", Merchant Navy and POW, Italian Somaliland) Accession Number: 3DRL/0340

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Diary setting out POW experiences in Italian Somaliland after the sinking of the SS"Commissionaire Ramel". Original and typescript copy. Poem, complaint re conditions, Nominal Roll of personnel from various ships. Letter explaining events surrounding capture.

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Accession Number
3DRL/0340
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Copy
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1940-1944
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copying not permitted
Provenance
AWM93 50/2/67
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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