Case 72 - Prisoners of War, Second World War

Title

Case 72 - Prisoners of War, Second World War

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Case 72

Collection Items

Paper pamphlet , 8 pages , four separate pages , black printed text , NWS ex-prisoners of War Association symbol on front cover ,

Paper pamphlet , A4 sheet folded , red printed text with image of the Changi Chapel on the back and front

Newspaper clipping written by Jemadar Chint Singh, describing the experience of a POW in Wewak, New Guinea in 1945.

Panorama of Singapore (Kranji) War cemetary, machine printed, pieced together from 5 photos, black and white

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 .

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

Left sandal with rubber sole and 1 thick canvas straps looped and attached to sole on each side - metal pin in proper right strap

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…

Japanese Brown oval water bottle with a flatterened side. There is japanese stamp located on the base of the water bottle

Believed to have contained foot powder to avoid tinea

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 from the first allied 'food drop' over Changi POW camp after Japanese surrender

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…

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 .

Tan leather razor case with loop and flap fastening and white stitching

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

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

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

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.

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

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

10 x bank notes inscribed with 'DE JAPANSCHE REGEERING TIEN CENT SO' - elaborate decorative patterns printed in purple ink on recto and verso

4 x bank notes inscribed with 'DE JAPANSCHE REGEERING VIJF CENT' - elaborate decorative patterns printed in dark blue ink on recto and verso

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 ) '…

2 x light weight possibly metal alloy coins , silver colour , inscribed with Japanese kanji and decorative flower motifs on both sides

9 x small , light weight possibly metal alloy coins , silver colour, inscribed with Japanese kanji and central decorative flower / bird motifs on both sides

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…

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…

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…

62 x coins from various locations

Small dark brown metal piece of bomb shrapnel - irregular shape, matte surface heavily pitted. Found in India in 1944.

Irregularly shaped fragment of tan coloured wood - textured surface grain visible

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

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

Silver metal ring - flat base with square cut out - two internal ridges -two open rings on external sides

Hand-made bamboo mug

Japanese Wax seal found in PNG Sanananda during WW2, end of Owen Stanley compaign - by the Major M.S. Alexander DADMS 7 Australian Division
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