The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Manuscript written by Private Bill Young 'Return to a dark age' describing his experiences as prisoner of war of the Japanese during the Second World War. Young writes about his enlistment, training, action in Malaya with the 2/29 Battalion and his incarceration at Changi Gaol. Young was later transported to Borneo on the Ubi Maru where he worked on the construction of an airfield. Young's manuscript also details his imprisonment at Kemepi tai at Kuching Prisoner of War Camp and Outram Road Gaol.
Manuscript describing enlistment, training, active service in Malaya, and subequent experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese at Changi and on the Burma-Thailand railway as a member of `H' Force. Disc
Recollection of experiences as a prisoner of the Japanese in Changi, as a member of `B' force, voyage aboard `Ubi Maru' to Sandakan, and later transfer to Kuching. Discusses food, medical conditions,
Manuscript by VX27026 Private Bill Flowers of 2/9 Field Ambulance describing basketball played at Changi Prisoner-of war camp. Mentions a game played against Korean guards, also the grand final betwee
160 page manuscript. Collection of short verses and illustrations relating to the Second World War service of Bill Young (VX60083, Private, 2/29th Battalion). Most of the verse relates to Private Youn
Manuscript written by Sergeant Albert Williams, "What was it like to be a POW dad?", describing his Second World War service in the Middle East and capture by the Germans in Tobruk. Williams was held
Portrait of VX23670 Private Thomas Ignatius Harrington, No. 1 Company, Australian Army Service Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borne
