Subject	World War, 1939-1945–Sources
	War stories
	Military history
	Internment camps
	Prisoners of war
	Dutch East Indies
	Boats
	Manuscripts, Dutch
	Birth certificates
	Correspondence
Category	4. World War II
Keywords	Navy
	KPM
Creator	Os, Jan Sigvard, van
Current Holder	Australian War Memorial
Period Of Reference	1942/1947
Item Number	PR03591
Access Rights	Open access
Rights	Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Country Of Origin	Indonesia
	Australia
Place	Surabaya
	Makassar
Language	Dutch
	English
Description From Source	1 wallet: 2cm Collection relating to the Second World War service of 023893 Leading Seaman Jan Sigvard van Os who served in the Netherlands East Indies (NEI) as a crew member on Royal Netherlands Navy (RNN) flying boars and small craft. He was selected for evacuation to Australia with other RNN personal in March 1942. Unfortunately, his ship, the KPM steamer Duymaer Van Twist, was intercepted by Japanese cruisers two days out of Tjilatjap, and all the Dutch servicemen aboard became prisoners of war. Jan van Os survived captivity at the Makassar Camp in the Celebes and he settled in Australia after the war. Collection consists of: a diary written in Dutch by van Os between 1942 – 1945 with an English translation which includes a short memoir by van Os; a typed nominal roll in Dutch, a notebook with drawings inserted; Certificate of naturalization; Ministerie van marine in Dutch; 2 birth certificates; 2 letters from Japanese soldiers in English; a copy of Makassar Nieuws 6 October 1945; a telegram from the Japanese written in Dutch; reference in English from the Royal Netherlands Navy; a Dutch Map of Surabaya, Indonesia.
Physical Format	Records
	Certificates
	Diaries
	Letters
	Maps
	Notebook