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Author Stewart, Raymond Stanley, 1914-2001, author, collector.
Title Raymond Stanley Stewart diaries, 1939-1998.
Published/Produced 1939-1998.

LOCATION CALL NO STATUS NOTE MESSAGE
 Online  ACC 5062AD/3    AVAILABLE  
 Online  ACC 5062AD/4    AVAILABLE  
 Online  ACC 5062AD/5    AVAILABLE  
 Online  ACC 5062AD/6    AVAILABLE  
 Online  ACC 5062AD/7    AVAILABLE  
 Online  ACC 5062AD/8    AVAILABLE  
 Online  ACC 5062AD/9    AVAILABLE  
 Online  ACC 5062AD/10    AVAILABLE  
 Online  ACC 5062AD/11    AVAILABLE  
 Online  ACC 5062AD/12    AVAILABLE  



Details

Call Number ACC 5062A/3-12, 23
Physical description 9 diaries, including 1 written on toilet roll and 1 folded 28-paged sheet ; 23 x 18 cm or smaller + 6 ruled foolscap sheets (35 x 22 cm)
transcript 1 volume (112 pages)
Medium toilet roll toilet paper 13 x 10 x 9 cm (rolled-up) pencil on original card roll
folded sheet recycled paper 124 cm x 18 cm pencil
Access advisory Available for reference; not for loan.
Cite As Battye Library, MN 1643, Papers of Raymond Stanley Stewart, ACC 5062A/3-12, ACC5062A/23
Additional formats In part, originals and transcripts, and originals and photocopies. Digital reproduction of the dairies and transcript are also available online.
Biography/history Lt Raymond Stanley Stewart 2/28th Australian Infantry Battalion enlisted in Northam in 1940 and was captured on 27 July 1942 at Ruin Ridge, El Alamein, Egypt and was prisoner of war in Europe from 27 July 1942-1 May 1945.
Finding Aids Detailed listing available (MN 1643)
Acquisition source Ray Stewart Donation 1999
CONTENTS ACC 5062A/3: Preface to diary written on 6 ruled foolscap sheets (27 July 1942) -- ACC 5062A/4: Diary entry describing the final action before surrender at Ruin Ridge, El Alamein, Egypt (27 July 1942 – 21 August 1942) -- ACC 5062A/5: Diary describing day to day life of a prisoner of war written on a toilet roll (27 July 1942 – 12 September 1942) -- ACC 5062A/6: Diary describing daily life as a P.O.W. in an Italian P.O.W. camp (13 September 1942 – 11 December 1942) -- ACC 5062A/7: Diary describing the usual camp routine before the move to Bologna(11 December 1942 – 7 February 1943) -- ACC 5062A/8: Diary entry written on a notebook and relates news of the allied advance (30 July 1944 - 18 November 1944) -- ACC 5062A/9: Diary describes camp routine but also news of the battles taking place (21 November 1944 - 29 March 1945) -- ACC 5062A/10: Diary/Note book contains daily entries as well as study notes on contract law (8 March 1945 - 21 April 1945) -- ACC 5062A/11: Diary entry written on prison of war record form which describes the liberation of the camp by the Americans (28 April 1945 – 3 May 1945) (Prisoner of war record form is written in German with a passport-size photo) -- ACC 5062A/12: Final diary written while waiting for transportation to England (5 May 1945 – 11 May 1945) -- ACC 5062A/23: Prisoner of War Diary of Lt R. S. Stewart 27 July 1942 - 11 May 1945 [Transcripts of diaries (5062A/5 – 5062A/12)]
Summary Diaries (1942-1945), including one written on a toilet roll, covering the period from the final action before surrender at Al Alamein, life as a prisoner of war, up to the liberation of the camp by the Americans; logbooks (1939-1944); [theatre programmes (1943-1945) and menu for Chrismas day (1944) at the Weinsberg camp; Australian Red Cross gift box; pay books (1940-1945); record of service book (1940-1945)] and transcripts by Stewart's daughter.
ACC 5062A/5: "Shuttled between five desert camps before being flown to Italy, Stewart remained a POW of both the Italians and the Germans, until 1 May 1945, when liberated by American troops. At considerable risk, Stewart secretly recorded his experiences on a toilet roll between 27 July and 12 September 1942, later continuing in two notebooks. He hid them in a Red Cross gift box. The toilet-roll diary provides a fascinating insight into the daily life of a prisoner. While most entries attest to the tedium of camp life, some entries are poignant: ‘Did Jack come through? Where is Smithie? ... a few scraps of information and suddenly I get a nasty shock. They tell me Jimmie Allen is dead.’ (Entry for 27 July 1942) Stewart’s daughter has since transcribed this unusual diary, as the paper is very brittle now—after all, it was never designed to last. " - taken from National Library of Australia, National Treasures page viewed on 10 March 2015 http://nationaltreasures.nla.gov.au/index/Treasures/item/nla.int-ex9-s15
Subjects Stewart, Raymond Stanley, 1914-2001 -- Archives.
Prisoners of war -- Western Australia -- Archives.
Prisoners of war -- Italy -- Archives.
Prisoners of war -- Egypt -- Archives.
Prisoners of war -- Germany -- Archives.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, Australian.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Prisoners and prisons, German.
Found In Raymond Stanley Stewart collection, 1939-1998 MN 1643