| Evidence: | 'I read "My Greatest Adventure" by Malcolm Campbell. While treasure hunting on the Cocos, he mentions as typical of the hardships they had to endure the fact that he had to eat a boiled egg without a spoon. This makes us laugh like drains.' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 27 Jul 1942 | ||||||||||
| Country: | Malaysia | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: Singapore specific address: Changi other location: prisoner of war camp |
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| Reader: | Thomas Kitching |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 1 Mar 1890 |
| Socio-economic group: | Professional / academic / merchant / farmer |
| Occupation: | Chief surveyor in Colonial Service |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | England |
| Country of experience: | Malaysia |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | Malcolm Campbell |
| Title: | My Greatest Adventure |
| Genre: | Autobiog / Diary, Geography / Travel |
| Form of Text: | Print: Book |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 25279 | |
| Source - | ||
| Author: | Tom Kitching | |
| Editor: | n/a | |
| Title: | Life and Death in Changi | |
| Place of Publication: | Perth | |
| Date of Publication: | 1998 | |
| Vol: | n/a | |
| Page: | 128 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Tom Kitching, Life and Death in Changi (Perth, 1998), p. 128, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25279, accessed: 18 April 2024 | |
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