• Prisoner of War

    Prisoner of War

    Frank Larkin Signaller NX43393
    2/19th Battalion
    Australian Imperial Forces

    These pages document the war time experiences of my father, Francis Xavier Larkin Snr.

    He was captured by the Japanese during the battle of the Muar in January, 1942. Following that he was interned in prisons and camps in Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and Japan. My dad managed to survive the war.

    This site is a work in progress.

    John Larkin.

  • Prisoner of War

    Prisoner of War

    Frank Larkin Signaller NX43393
    2/19th Battalion
    Australian Imperial Forces

    These pages document the war time experiences of my father, Francis Xavier Larkin Snr.

    He was captured by the Japanese during the battle of the Muar in January, 1942. Following that he was interned in prisons and camps in Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and Japan. My dad managed to survive the war.

    This site is a work in progress.

    John Larkin.

  • Prisoner of War

    Prisoner of War

    Frank Larkin Signaller NX43393
    2/19th Battalion
    Australian Imperial Forces

    These pages document the war time experiences of my father, Francis Xavier Larkin Snr.

    He was captured by the Japanese during the battle of the Muar in January, 1942. Following that he was interned in prisons and camps in Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and Japan. My dad managed to survive the war.

    This site is a work in progress.

    John Larkin.

  • Prisoner of War

    Prisoner of War

    Frank Larkin Signaller NX43393
    2/19th Battalion
    Australian Imperial Forces

    These pages document the war time experiences of my father, Francis Xavier Larkin Snr.

    He was captured by the Japanese during the battle of the Muar in January, 1942. Following that he was interned in prisons and camps in Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and Japan. My dad managed to survive the war.

    This site is a work in progress.

    John Larkin.

  • Prisoner of War

    Prisoner of War

    Frank Larkin Signaller NX43393
    2/19th Battalion
    Australian Imperial Forces

    These pages document the war time experiences of my father, Francis Xavier Larkin Snr.

    He was captured by the Japanese during the battle of the Muar in January, 1942. Following that he was interned in prisons and camps in Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and Japan. My dad managed to survive the war.

    This site is a work in progress.

    John Larkin.

  • Prisoner of War

    Prisoner of War

    Frank Larkin Signaller NX43393
    2/19th Battalion
    Australian Imperial Forces

    These pages document the war time experiences of my father, Francis Xavier Larkin Snr.

    He was captured by the Japanese during the battle of the Muar in January, 1942. Following that he was interned in prisons and camps in Malaya, Singapore, Thailand and Japan. My dad managed to survive the war.

    This site is a work in progress.

    John Larkin.

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  • LettersLetters
    I have found six letters written by my father during the
  • PostcardsPostcards
    My father sent six prisoner of war postcards during his
  • TelegramsTelegrams
    My father kept seven telegrams from the war years.
  • Australian Military ForcesAustralian Military Forces
    The letters below were sent to my father and his family by
  • Radio broadcastsRadio broadcasts
    During the war years radio enthusiasts or "ham radio
  • Red Cross SocietyRed Cross Society
    The Red Cross sent a number of letters to Frank's family.
  • MapsMaps
    Frank kept several maps that relate to his time as a
  • APOWRAAPOWRA
    Frank's family received a letter from the Australian
  • CurrencyCurrency
    The Imperial Japanese Army issued their own currency during