McCauley, Jim (Private, 2/15th Bn AIF, POW) Accession Number: PR86/078

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Memoirs of prisoner of war experience following capture in North Africa during the 'Benghazi Handicap', transport to Italy and eventually work camps in Poland. Private McCauley escaped while on a forced march in Czechoslovakia and was eventually liberated by United States forces in Austria.

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Accession Number
PR86/078
Maker
Jim McCauley
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Papers
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
c 1986
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Status to be assessed
Provenance
AWM315 419/067/047
Copyright
Unlicensed copyright

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