A calendar for 1946 by Wray Gibson and Desmond Bettany
A calendar for 1946 by Wray Gibson and Desmond Bettany
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1946
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MLMSS 9445
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0.01 metres of textual material (1 folder)
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Copyright status : In copyright
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The illustrations in this calendar depict incidents (many of them captioned) which occurred in the lives of camp prisoners since 1942. Among events illustrated are the forced march of prisoners to Changi, the award of one tin of pineapple per 10 men in honour of the Japanese Emperor's birthday and the construction of an airfield for the Japanese....
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A calendar for 1946 by Wray Gibson and Desmond Bettany
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Purchased from Douglas Stewart Fine Books, March 2013
Collection history
From the estate of British serviceman, Warrant Officer W. Ball imprisoned in Changi 1943-1945
Administrative / Biographical history
After the surrender of Singapore to the Imperial Japanese Army in February 1942, over 40,000 men, mostly British, Australian and Indian troops were incarcerated at the Selerang military base near the village of Changi. This prisoner of war camp became known as Changi.
Des Bettany was born in Lancashire in 1919, and developed an interest in...
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MLMSS 9445
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9O4oVKpn
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9O4oVKpn
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1100046
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