Arthur Alexander Moon papers, including field message book and records relating to Tamakan P.O.W. camp and hospital, 1942-1972

MLMSS 4234

fonds

1942-1972

Textual Records, Clippings, Graphic Materials, Manuscript Cartographic Materials, Drawings, Photographs

845958

Microfilm : CY 4866

1 box - 41.1 x 30.5 x 6.8 cm

Before World War II Arthur Moon established a medical practice in Macquarie Street, Sydney as an obstetrician and gynaecologist. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces on 24 April 1940 and served in the Middle East as a member of 2/4 Field Ambulance.
In 1942 Moon sailed from Suez along with Colonel "Weary" Dunlop and others, landing in Java. After the fall of Java the Australians became Prisoners of War and in 1943 Moon was moved to Thailand with about 900 other POWs. Moon worked as a Senior Medical officer at Tamakan and Tamuang.
In 1945 in Tamuang he buried POW records and statistics in a tin and returned after the Japanese capitulated, recovering the tin intact. After the war Moon returned to concentrate on Obstetrics in Sydney. He died on 28 October 1973, seventy-one years of age.

CONTENTS:

FILE 01

Field message book, entries by Arthur Moon (MLMSS 4234/Item 1).


FILE 02

List of 212 Australian C.C.S personnel landed in Java from the Middle East (MLMSS 4234/Item 2).


FILE 03

Ration tables (MLMSS 4234/Item 3).


FILE 04

Plan of burial ground showing position of graves. No. 1 camp. Tamarkan Hospital camp. Thailand (MLMSS 4234/Item 4).


FILE 05

List of Australian soldiers admitted to hospital (MLMSS 4234/Item 5).


FILE 06

'Siesta', magazine, 'Australian Number', vol. 1, no. 25 (MLMSS 4234/Item 6).


FILE 07

Medical documents and notes, Tamarkan P.O.W. camp, 1943-1945 (MLMSS 4234/Item 7).


FILE 08

Provisional messing arrangements. Hospital (MLMSS 4234/Item 8).


FILE 09

Map of Thai Burma Railroad (MLMSS 4234/Item 9).


FILE 10

Standing orders for medical staff at Tamarkan, 6 May 1943, 18 May 1943; Tamarkan P.O.W. Hospital layout, probable 1943; downcast steam disinfester plan, probably 1943; map of Thai Burma Railroad, probably 1943 (MLMSS 4234/Item 10).


FILE 11

Map of Thai Burma Railroad (MLMSS 4234/Item 11).


FILE 12

Daily record of events at Tamarkan (MLMSS 4234/Item 12).


FILE 13

Tamarkan P.O.W. Hospital layout (MLMSS 4234/Item 13).


FILE 14

Downcast steam disinfester plan (MLMSS 4234/Item 14).


FILE 15

Organisational chart of Tamarkan P.O.W. camp (MLMSS 4234/Item 15).


FILE 16

Organisational chart of Tamarkan P.O.W. camp (MLMSS 4234/Item 16).


FILE 17

Notes on medical and administrative staff at Tamarkan P.O.W. camp (MLMSS 4234/Item 17).


FILE 18

Plan of Tamarkan P.O.W. camp (MLMSS 4234/Item 18).


FILE 19

Hospital Hut scene, photographic copy of drawing by unknown artist (MLMSS 4234/Item 19).


FILE 20

Signed 'thank you card' from soldiers at Chungkai and Tamuan to Major A. A. Moon (MLMSS 4234/Item 20).


FILE 21

'Medical Report - Tamarkan P.O.W. Hospital. May-December, 43', 22 September 1945; letter to Major A. A. Moon from Major R. A. N. Davidson, 12 September 1945; map of Thai Burma Railroad, probably 1943 (MLMSS 4234/Item 21).


FILE 22

Laboratory records, Tamuan P.O.W. Hospital, Thailand; letter to Major Moon (MLMSS 4234/Item 22).


FILE 23

Recommendations for outstanding service at Tamarkan by Arthur Moon (MLMSS 4234/Item 23).


FILE 24

Graphs of mortality rates and operations conducted at Tamarkan (MLMSS 4234/Item 24).


FILE 25

Account of time at Tamarkan by Arthur Moon (MLMSS 4234/Item 25).


FILE 26

Account of development and function of Tamarkan Hospital camp and Lt. Col. P. J D. Toosey, by Arthur Moon; letter to Arthur Moon (MLMSS 4234/Item 26).


FILE 27

Photographs of Sydney Woods; Philip Toosey (MLMSS 4234/Item 27).


FILE 28

Newspaper clippings regarding prisoner of war's return to bridge at River Kwai (MLMSS 4234/Item 28).

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