Key Information
Reference code
PENNEY 4/38
Title
Letter from Penney to Shirley Penney, 14 Sep 1945, about Allied POWs, Japanese war crimes, and the Japanese surrender
Date(s)
- 1945 Sep 14 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent
20pp
Scope and content
Manuscript letter from Penney to Mrs Shirley Mary Penney, from Headquarters, Supreme Allied Commander, South East Asia, discussing visit to Singapore, conditions of Allied prisoners of war in Japanese camps, the collecting of evidence of Japanese war crimes, and the Japanese formal surrender. 20pp.