A Diary of Service [...] by C. C. Weston, who died whilst a Prisoner of War in Japanese hands

Weston (C. H.) ed.,

A Diary of Service and Experiences while in the R. A. F. by C. C. Weston, who died whilst a Prisoner of War in Japanese hands and is buried at GALALA WAR CEMETERY, ‘Dutch’ East Indies, Grave 3, Row A., Plot S., after being exhumed from the Island of Harockoe, 271pp. typewritten account by Clifford Charles Weston (1908 - 1943), edited by his father, pasted-in poem by his friend K. Hancy, printed wrappers, folio, ‘for Private Circulation Only’, n.d.

*** “The narrative tells of my ambitions, disappointments, joys and occasional dangers.”

“This book was written in 2 foolscap folio books by our only son Clifford Charles Weston while serving in the R.A.F.; who eventually lost his life from beri beri while a P.O.W. in Japanese hands and is buried on the Island of Haroekoe in the Amboine group of the Dutch East Indies. [...] Unfortunately Percy Yates his pal (to whom we are greatly indebted for keeping his promise to bring these books to us if he survived) was not present when Cliff died, being out with the Working Party that day, but when he returned at night he tried to see Cliff when he found he had passed away during the night and was buried, and all his papers and notes of the last days of his captivity had been destroyed. How Percy managed to hold on to these books for over two years and get them home to us is marvellous [...] by telling them they were company records they evidently were satisfied.”