The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VFX58783 Captain Wilma Elizabeth Forster Oram, 13 Australian General Hospital, prisoner of war, Malaya, 1943.
Wallet 1 of 1 - Consists of a letter, written by Jock Mathieson, to Wilma Oram on Christmas Eve 1943. Mathieson writes of the preparations made in the men's prisoner of war camp to observe Christmas the following day.
Mathieson's letter to Oram was smuggled from the men's and into the women's prisoner of war camp in Palembang via the wood pile.
Handmade wooden cribbage board roughly cut from a length of timber planking. The upper and lower sides bear the remains of a coat of lime wash. The upper side only has traditionally grouped sets of pe
Pair of handmade wooden clogs known as 'trompers'. Each toe has a brown rubberised canvas strap attached with wire 'nails'. One strap has broken away. The heel of each clog is marked in pencil on the
Brown cotton shoulder strap with a narrower strap underneath. Each strap has a buttonhole at the neck end to allow them to be attached to the uniform. The strap bears three oxidised rank pips for a ca
Brown wool shoulder strap, lined with brown cotton bearing oxidised rank insignia for a lieutenant and a curved 'AUSTRALIA' title. The strap was originally secured to the uniform by a button and two p
CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED BY SISTER ORAM DURING HER CAPTIVITY AT PALEMBANG POW CAMP, MOSTLY FROM HER FAMILY; NOTEBOOKS CONTAINING NOMINAL ROLLS, POEMS AND SHORT STORIES AND NEWSCUTTINGS RELATING TO HER
Wilma Elizabeth Forster Young (Oram) as a nursing sister 2/13th Australian General Hospital and a prisoner of the Japanese, 1939-1945, interviewed by Margaret Evans A transcript of this recording may
Collection relating to the World War 2 service of Sister Jessie Simons, POW at Palembang Women's Camp. Collection consists of a hand-written music book used for concerts at Palembang Women's POW Camp
Woman's hand knitted, rust coloured sleeveless vest made from cotton 'string'. Body of vest is knitted in moss stitch while the neck and armhole edges, and basque, are ribbed. Knitted by VX5878 Cap
Collection relating to the Second World War service of QX6470 Captain Alexander Fraser, 1 Independent Company, Second Australian Imperial Force, Japan, 1943. Wallet 1 of 1 – Consists of one letter fr
Pair of roughly carved wooden clogs with rubberised fabric toe straps nailed on to each side. One clog is missing its strap and has only the remnants of it attached to the right side, although the nai
