Diary - Louisa Sophia Hamers

Title	Diary - Louisa Sophia Hamers
Subject	World War, 1939-1945--Sources War diaries War stories Dutch East Indies Manuscripts, Dutch Refugees Immigrants
Category	4. World War II
Author	Hamers, Louisa Sophia
Current holder	Australian War Memorial
Link	https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C2142708
Item number	AWM2016.431.1
Access rights	Open access
Rights	Copyright restrictions apply.
Country of origin	Indonesia
Language	Dutch
Description from source	Extent: 1 cm; Wallet/s: 1 Collection relating to the Second World War experience of Louisa Sophia Hamers, a Dutch national interned by Japanese in the Dutch East Indies, 1943-1945. The diary is written in Dutch, originally in pencil with ballpoint pen traced over the top, likely post-war. The diary was in the possession of her daughter Emmy when she later emigrated to Australia after a period of rehabilitation in Adelaide following the liberation of the Dutch East Indies. For ease of access a typescript English translation of the diary has been provided.
Physical format	Diaries Typescripts