Sprod, George Napier (Gunner, b.1919 - d.2003) Accession Number: 3DRL/7971

Description

Collection relating to the Second World War service of NX34279 Gunner George Napier Sprod, 2/15 Field Regiment, prisoner of war, Changi, 1944-1945.

Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of a 1944 Christmas card made by Sprod while in Changi for Bernard Campion, an English writer, and the first letter written by Sprod to his mother after the Japanese capitulation in 1945. At that time Sprod did not know that his father had died two years earlier. The letter gives some details of prisoner of war life both before and after liberation. It also describes Lord Mountbatten's visit to Changi.

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Accession Number
3DRL/7971
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Letter
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1944-1945
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
2
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction.
Provenance
AWM315 419/098/010
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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