Case 72 - Prisoners of War, Second World War
Title
Case 72 - Prisoners of War, Second World War
Audience
Case 72
Collection Items
Constitution of the New South Wales Ex-Prisoners of War Association
Paper pamphlet , 8 pages , four separate pages , black printed text , NWS ex-prisoners of War Association symbol on front cover ,
National Memorial To Prisoners of War
Paper pamphlet , A4 sheet folded , red printed text with image of the Changi Chapel on the back and front
Greetings from India, newspaper cutting
Newspaper clipping written by Jemadar Chint Singh, describing the experience of a POW in Wewak, New Guinea in 1945.
Singapore (Kranji) War cemetary
Panorama of Singapore (Kranji) War cemetary, machine printed, pieced together from 5 photos, black and white
Post card home from Changi, issued by Japanese on 11 May 1944
Rectangular post card printed with red Japanese characters , and black type written name and address in Australia on one side . Type written message in black on side with handwritten black ink signature .
Kempeitai armband
Rectangular undyed cotton armband with 2 Japanese characters in red cotton stitched on to the external side - 2 lengths of cotton sewn to each end of the band to act as ties. Worn by the Japanese military police
Footwear made from a truck tire worn on Burma Railway (Sandal)
Left sandal with rubber sole and 1 thick canvas straps looped and attached to sole on each side - metal pin in proper right strap
Razor Set - Tin, Curved Head, Blade, Handle Top, Handle Base
Small case with one hinge and a hinged fastening . Inside the case is a padded support for the pieces of the razor. The padding is made up of brown and blue velvet. The top lid is covered with blue velvet .
Curved head is a rectangle with a…
Curved head is a rectangle with a…
Japanese water bottle/canteen
Japanese Brown oval water bottle with a flatterened side. There is japanese stamp located on the base of the water bottle
Japanese medicine tin
Believed to have contained foot powder to avoid tinea
Japanese metal bottle with shower attachment
A silver coloured metal bottle, potentially aluminium, with ' 015 ' in relief on reverse, illegible numbers written on base. Bottle is stopped with a small round cork. With shower attachment.
Cigarette tin - Changi
Cigarette tin from the first allied 'food drop' over Changi POW camp after Japanese surrender
Japanese medical equipment used on Burma Railway by Medics on 'F force)
The object is silver coloured with a flat oval shaped head and long thin stem extending from the head, ending in a bulbous tip. May be a septum elevator.
Silver coloured scissors with hinge mechanism. The separate blades meet at the end in a small…
Silver coloured scissors with hinge mechanism. The separate blades meet at the end in a small…
Japanese Dial
Japanese Dial with a hole in the centre . There is a dial with numbers that start on the right -hand-side with 1 and finish on the left with 9 . On the bottom half there are 9 japanese kanji .
Razor case
Tan leather razor case with loop and flap fastening and white stitching
Straight razor
Silver coloured razor blade that pivots into black plastic handle - crown and scimitar decoration in centre of handle and cream inlay on end of handle
Japanese cigarette pack containing cigarettes
White paper packet containing cigarettes - packet inscribed with ' ROKOK KOOA ' on one side - mountain and Japanese kanji on other side - all in red print - sticker used to fasten packet on top centre
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (Netherlands East Indies ' Gulden')
5 x bank notes inscribed with 'DE JAPANSCHE REGEERING BETAALT AAN TOONDER TIEN GULDEN SI' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring fruit / palm tree motifs printed in dark purple ink on recto and verso
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (Netherlands East Indies 'Gulden')
1 x bank note inscribed with 'DE JAPANSCHE REGEERING BETAALT AAN TOONDER VIJF GULDEN SF' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring palm tree motifs printed in dark and olive green ink on recto and verso.
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (Netherlands East Indies 'Gulden')
8 x bank notes inscribed with 'DE JAPANSCHE REGEERING BETAALT AAN TOONDER EEN GULDEN SI' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring palm tree motifs printed in dark purple and brown ink on recto and verso
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (Netherlands East Indies ' Gulden')
4 x bank notes inscribed with ' DE JAPANSCHE REGEERING BETAALT AAN TOONDER HALF GULDEN SL ' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring palm tree motifs printed in blue ink on recto and verso
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (Netherlands East Indies 'Gulden')
10 x bank notes inscribed with 'DE JAPANSCHE REGEERING TIEN CENT SO' - elaborate decorative patterns printed in purple ink on recto and verso
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (Netherlands East Indies 'Gulden')
4 x bank notes inscribed with 'DE JAPANSCHE REGEERING VIJF CENT' - elaborate decorative patterns printed in dark blue ink on recto and verso
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (Netherlands East Indies 'Gulden')
11 x bank notes inscribed with 'DE JAPANSCHE REGEERING BETAALT AAN TOONDER EEN CENT' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring motifs printed in ink on recto and verso
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (Philippines 'Centavos')
1 x bank notes inscribed with 'THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TEN CENTAVOS PR' - elaborate decorative patterns printed in black and brown ink on recto and verso
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (Philippines ' Centavos')
4 x bank notes inscribed with 'THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT FIVE CENTAVOS PL' - elaborate decorative patterns printed in black and dark blue ink on recto and verso
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (Malaya , Singapore and Straits Colonies 'Ten Dollars'
1 x bank note inscribed with 'THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND TEN DOLLARS MN' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring fruit / palm tree motifs printed in dark blue and green ink on recto and verso
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (Malaya , Singapore and Straits Colonies 'One Dollar'
1 x bank note inscribed with ' THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND ONE DOLLAR MO ' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring fruit tree motifs printed in dark blue ink on recto and verso
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (Malaya , Singapore and Straits Colonies '50 Cents')
1 x bank note inscribed with ' THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT PROMISES TO PAY THE BEARER ON DEMAND FIFTY CENTS MP ' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring palm tree motifs printed in red / brown ink on recto and verso
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes ( British Islands in the Pacific and adjacent seas, including New Guinea 'One Shilling'
1 x bank note inscribed with ' THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ONE SHILLING OC ' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring fruit / palm tree motifs printed in dark blue ink on recto and verso
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (British Islands in the Pacific and adjacent seas , including New Guinea '1/2 Shilling'
1 x bank notes inscribed with ' THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT 1 / 2 SHILLING OC ' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring palm tree motifs printed in purple ink on recto and verso
Japanese currency ('10 Yen' note)
1 x bank note inscribed with ' Y10 ' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring Japanese kanji , building and bird printed in green , blue and red ink on recto and verso
Japanese currency ('1 Yen' notes)
2 x bank notes inscribed with ' 1 YEN' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring Japanese kanji printed in blue , black and red ink on recto and verso
New Guinea currency (coins)
4 x possibly metal alloy coins , pale gold colour , inscribed with ' GEORGIUS VI . D . G . REX ET IND . IMP ' commonwealth star , crown and crossed sceptre motifs on one side - ' TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA . ONE SHILLING . (date between 1935 - 1945 ) '…
Currency (Japanese coins )
2 x light weight possibly metal alloy coins , silver colour , inscribed with Japanese kanji and decorative flower motifs on both sides
Currency (Japanese coins )
9 x small , light weight possibly metal alloy coins , silver colour, inscribed with Japanese kanji and central decorative flower / bird motifs on both sides
Currency (Japanese issued coin)
1 x small , light weight possibly metal alloy coin, silver colour , inscribed with Japanese kanji on both sides, tree motif one side , ' 1 ' on other side
Japanese identity disc card issued to NX53459 Gordon Nichol
Flat metal tag - rectangular shape with angled corners - one side engraved with two Japanese kanji characters and underneath ' NX553459 ' other side engraved with ' G Nichol . / C of E - AB ' - small circular hole pierced on side edge in centre
Urn receptacle used for Japanese soldiers' ashes
Woven oval basket and lid that fits tightly inside base - white cotton thread used within weave - thicker strands of plant material wrapped around rim of base
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (Netherlands East Indies '1 Gulden')
116 x bank notes inscribed with ' DE JAPANSCHE REGEERING BETAALT AAN TOONDER EEN GULDEN SN ' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring palm tree motifs printed in purple, brown and pale blue ink on recto and verso
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes ( British Islands in the Pacific and adjacent seas , including New Guinea ' Shillings '
3 x bank note inscribed with ' THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ONE SHILLING OC ' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring fruit / palm tree motifs printed in dark blue ink on recto and verso
Japanese invasion currency / Southern Development Bank Notes (British Islands in the Pacific and adjacent seas , including New Guinea 'Half Shilling'
1 x bank note inscribed with ' THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT 1/2 SHILLING OC ' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring palm tree motifs printed in purple ink on recto and verso
Currency (Ceylon '5 Rupees')
1 x bank note inscribed with ' THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON / Promises to pay the Bearer / on Demand the Sum of / FIVE RUPEES / Colombo , 2nd October 1939 / FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON ' - ' E 99 07751 ' - ' COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY ' - elaborate…
Currency (Ceylon '2 Rupees')
2 x bank notes inscribed with ' THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON / This note is legal tender for the payment / of a sum not exceeding Five Rupees ' - ' June 1 , 1942 Commissioners of currency ' - ' 5 c ' - two small profile designs - printed in black and…
Currency (Ceylon 'Rupees')
2 x bank note inscribed with 'THE GOVERNMENT OF CEYLON / PROMISES TO PAY THE / BEARER ON DEMAND / THE SUM OF / TWO RUPEES / 1ST FEBRUARY 1941' - 'E2 449112' - elaborate decorative patterns featuring male bust and landscape printed in purple , blue…
Currency (coins)
62 x coins from various locations
Shrapnel from a Japanese bomb
Small dark brown metal piece of bomb shrapnel - irregular shape, matte surface heavily pitted. Found in India in 1944.
Railway sleeper from the Burma - Thailand Railway (fragment)
Irregularly shaped fragment of tan coloured wood - textured surface grain visible
Railway ballast from the Hell Fire Pass, Thailand (fragment)
Small fragment of stone with rough irregular surface and large visible grain - some composite components highly reflective and black , white , grey and translucent in colour
Serviette Holder made in Changi POW camp, 'Malacca'
Single piece of silver coloured sheet metal folded into a hollow triangular shape engraved with junk and words ' MALACCA ' on recto and ' To Kath / THOUGHTS OF HOME / JOHN ' on the verso
Serviette Ring made from scrap metal of Japanese plane
Silver metal ring - flat base with square cut out - two internal ridges -two open rings on external sides
Hand made Bamboo Mug
Hand-made bamboo mug
Japansese Wax Seal and Tin
Japanese Wax seal found in PNG Sanananda during WW2, end of Owen Stanley compaign - by the Major M.S. Alexander DADMS 7 Australian Division