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W Munro QC

Catalogue reference: WM

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This record is about the W Munro QC dating from c.1980.

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Reference
WM
Title
W Munro QC
Date
c.1980
Description

Ts account (photocopy 43 pp) of his experiences as a prisoner of war in Changi, Singapore (February 1942-May 1943) and Hakodate and Nisi Asebetsu camps in Japan (May 1943-August 1945) following his capture at Singapore while serving as a private in the 1st Battalion of the Straits Settlement Volunteer Force; ms notes (6 pp) by R K Mitchell expanding on points in Munro's account. Mitchell was a prisoner in Hakodate at the same time as Munro.

Held by
Imperial War Museum Department of Documents
Language
English
Creator(s)
<persname>Munro, W, fl 1942-1945</persname>
Physical description
Photocopies
Access conditions

Unrestricted

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/86eb040c-43de-46b1-af7e-5d3fc371647e/

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W Munro QC