| Bib ID |
269211 |
| Format |
Manuscript, Online - Google Books |
| Author |
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| Access Conditions |
Available for reference. Not for loan. |
| Description |
1942-1945
94 leaves
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| Summary |
Typescript copy of a diary written during Captain Jessup's 3 1/2 years imprisonment in a P.O.W. camp. Diary includes description of H. Jessup's experiences on the Burma Railway and as a Japanese prisoner of war in Changi. Describes living conditions e.g. food, sickness, death, pastimes in the camp.
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| Biography/History |
Captain H.E. Jessup, a Staff Officer of 8 Division Headquarters, A.I.F. during World War II, was a Japanese prisoner for 3 1/2 years, between1942-1945.
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| Notes |
Manuscript reference no. : NLA MS 3924.
Original in private ownership.
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| Reproduction |
Photocopy.
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| Subjects |
Jessup, H. E. - Diaries. | Burma-Siam Railroad. | Soldiers - Australia - Diaries. | Prisoners of war - Singapore - Changi - Diaries. | World War, 1939-1945 - Prisoners and prisons, Japanese.
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| Time Coverage |
1942, 1945 |
| Occupation |
Prisoners of war | Soldiers |