- £550.00
Malaya. (Prisoner of War Mail). 1945. Malaya 5TH P.O.W. card headed 'Furyo Yubin' (Prisoner of War) with 'Marai Furyo Shuyosho' (Malaya Prisoner of War Camp) 'Ken'etsuzumi' (censored) and 'Malai Furyo Shuyo Sho No (5)' written from 'Pte. H.F.L. Scholer, R,N,F,' dated '21st March 45', addressed to 'Mrs M.L.C. Scholer-Beekman, Woman Camp "Grogol", Batavia' with oval seal of ""Kinoshita" in violet and framed 'Java Yoku 1' (Java Internee District One), followed by her internee number "7328" with boxed 'Ken'etsuzumi' (censored) and circular seal of "Suzuki" in red on face.
Wonderful quality for such a rare Prisoner of War card.
A number of Dutch P.O.W.'s originally taken prisoner in Java were now housed in Singapore, many were returning from the Burma - Thai Railway.
Grogol was a women's camp in the city's insane asylum which housed 1200 women and children by the time this card was sent they had been moved to Tjideng, Batavia.
Only 17 Malaya Fifth type cards recorded, No 5 location was Changai Camp.
This card on very scarce white/ grey paper.
