The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 with the regiment in the Malayan campaign of 1941-1942 and was captured by the Japanese. The pieces were made from a broom handle turned on an improvised lathe. One set of chess men has been left in natural brown wood, the other dyed green using vegetable dyes.
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
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
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
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
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
Miniature yard broom with coconut fibre bristles and a wooden head. There is a hole in the head to take a handle. Head is made in five pieces and is secured by fine steel pins and staples. Marked in p
Knife made from steel, wood and rope. The knife handle has broken off. The blade is a spear point, double edge type with considerable spot rust on the metal. The blade handle is attached by thin rope
Complete carved chess set made of dark and light woods using a lathe and hand carving. Chess set made by NX66750 Hector Beitsch during his internment as a prisoner of war by the Japanese. Beitsch, a
