The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Hinged wooden chess board. The white squares have been painted with thick cream paint which has now darkened. The board has been made in two even pieces and is held together with two four screw hinges. A strip of metal, also secured with screws, swivels across the centre back of the board to hold it rigid when it is open and in use. All the screws are longer than the depth of the board and have been filed level with the top of the board.
This chess board was made in Changi Prisoner of War Camp by NX27117 Gunner W (Bill) A Bryant who enlisted in 2/15 Field Regiment on 24 June 1940. He served with the regiment in the Malayan campaign of 1941-1942 and was captured by the Japanese.
Bag for chess pieces made from a khaki cotton shirt sleeve cut off at the elbow and roughly tacked across to form a seam. The cuff has the remains of a drawstring that would have been used to hold the
Full set of handcrafted chess pieces. These chess pieces were made in Changi Prisoner of War Camp by NX27117 Gunner W (Bill) A Bryant who enlisted in 2/15 Field Regiment on 24 June 1940. He served w
Full set of handcrafted chess pieces. These chess pieces were made in Changi Prisoner of War Camp by NX27117 Gunner W (Bill) A Bryant who enlisted in 2/15 Field Regiment on 24 June 1940. He served w
Bag for chess pieces made from a khaki cotton shirt sleeve cut off at the elbow and roughly tacked across to form a seam. The cuff has the remains of a drawstring that would have been used to hold the
Draughts board made from a piece of wooden box (probably pine). A rough square has been drawn on the wood in graphite pencil, approximately 50 mm from the top of the board, and approximately 25 mm fro
Thirty three piece chess set consisting of both black and white pieces. There are two kings, two queens, two knights, two rooks, two bishops and eight pawns of each colour. The white pieces are colour
Black painted wooden violin case with brass hinges, lock and latches. The top of the case has been repaired with black painted hessian which has subsequently been waterproofed with a type of glue. The
Handmade aluminium cribbage board with four panels of punched out holes for the pegs, grouped in three sets of ten holes for each panel. The board is hand engraved with a thatched hut, palm trees and
