Papers. 1941-2000.

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Papers. 1941-2000.

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Official correspondence and personal letters to his family (1942-1957); newspaper cuttings about World War II (1941-1946); diaries kept at the battle of Singapore (Feb. 1942) and while a POW in Singapore and on the Burma-Thailand railway (1942-1945); mss. of "To hell and back", his experiences on the Burma-Thailand Railway (1943); photographs of Major Saggers and members of his family (1941-1945); publication "To hell-fire, purgatory and back" by Ian Saggers (2000); miscellaneous records from the prison camps, including Machine Battalion records (1942-1944); atrocity reports (1942- ) and report on execution; nominal rolls ("E" Company, "A" Company, battle casualties, HQ 8 Aust. Div. 2/4 Machine Gunners roll of honour); recommendations for awards - for Lieutenant D.V. Mentiplay (Military Cross) and A.M. Magill (DCM); Japanese invasion money; sketches (1942-1944).

64 cm.

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Saggers, A. E., 1900-1966

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Major A.E. Saggers was commanding officer "A" Company, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion and Special Reserve Batallion, A.I.F. during the battle of Singapore in 1942. At the fall of Singapore, Major Saggers and his surviving men spent over three years as Japanese prisoners-of-wars, including work on the Burma-Thailand Railway. From the description of Papers. 1941-2000. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 222976494 ...

Burma-Siam Railroad

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