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Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX45320 Major Kennedy Byron Burnside, 2 Australian Mobile Bacteria Lab, prisoner of war, Singapore, Malaya, 1941-1945.
The collection consists of three typescript copies of diaries covering Burnside's service in the Second World War and his period of captivity as a prisoner of war of Japan. The first diary, spanning March 1941 to March 1942, includes descriptions of Burnside's voyage to Singapore, service in Malaya, Japanese air raids, the evacuation of the hospital and casualty clearing stations, commentary on the defence of Singapore, and the fall of Singapore and surrender to the Japanese. The second diary covers the period of March to July 1943 and includes details on prisoner of war conditions. The final diary, spanning April to September 1945, contains details on prisoner of war conditions, rumours of Germany's defeat, stealing by prisoners, the Japanese surrender, and Burnside's liberation by British forces.
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 400188 Flight Lieutenant Maurice Kennedy Burnside, Royal Australian Air Force, Australia, Egypt, Sudan and Libya, 1940-1945. Wallet 1 of 4 - Con
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 4047 Major Geoffrey William Pagden Fennell, 5 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Malaya, 1941-1945. Wallet 1 of 2 - Consists of Volume 1 of transc
Collection relating to the Second World War service of TX4314 Lieutenant Alan Giblin de Little, Audit Section Admin HQ, Malaya, 1941-45. Collection consists of service documents for Lieutenant de Litt
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX40389 Major James 'Jim' William Jacobs, Australia, Thailand, Burma, Japan, Indonesia, Malaya, 1945-2002. Wallet 1 of 1 - consists of three not
Photocopy of a diary written by Lieutenant Colonel William Cotter Burnell Harvey, Senior Physician to the 10th Australian General Hospital while serving in Malaya during the Second World War and durin
Collection relating to Second World War service of QX23582 Private George Douglas Anthony Kennedy, 2/26 Australian Infantry Battalion, Australia, Malaya, Singapore and Japan, 1939-1945. The collectio