| Evidence: | 'I see Seabridge's letter from South Africa; it is very interesting. There are details about many people who escaped and about the casualties. [quotes from letter]' |
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| Century: | 1900-1945 | ||||||||||
| Date: | 6 Nov 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: | Seabridge |
| Title: | [letter] |
| Genre: | Unknown |
| Form of Text: | Manuscript: Letter |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 25321 | |
| 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: | 170 | |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Citation: | Tom Kitching, Life and Death in Changi (Perth, 1998), p. 170, http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=25321, accessed: 21 March 2023 | |
| 'Seabridge' had a job on a newspaper in Durban, South Africa. He had written a general letter to the internees to provide details about the war and to find out what had happened to them. The letter arrived several days ago at the camp. |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)