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[between 1940 and 1945] (Creation)
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1 drawstring bag : cloth ; 30 x 26 cm
1 sewing kit : fabric ; 12 x 16 cm
1 hand mirror : glass ; 12 x 8 cm
1 rifle cartridge and bullet : metal ; 8 x 1 cm
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A drawstring bag that belonged to Cameron Hill during the Second World War containing some of his personal items including a sewing kit, hand mirror, and rifle cartridge and bullet.
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Donated by the Hill Family in 2019.
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Drawstring bag and personal items scanned as TIF file October 2025.
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This drawstring bag was found inside Cameron Hill's haversack. For more information about the haversack, please refer to SCA195-GA424-2-16.
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Cameron Hill contracted malaria shortly after he was transferred to Camp 66, a prisoner of war camp in Capua, Italy in November 1942. He was treated in an infirmary for approximately five weeks before he was released and assigned to work detail.
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Trench art is a decorative item made by soldiers, prisoners of war, or civilians where the manufacture is directly related to armed conflict or its consequences. Prisoners of war often made trench art in their free time and traded them for food, money or other privileges.
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The sewing kit is made from fabric and includes buttons, safety pins, sewing needles, a darning needle, spools of thread, a ball of yarn, a plastic thimble, extra laces, and wool. In addition, the sewing kit includes a small vial containing three pink pills. These pills likely contain quinine, a medication used to treat malaria.
The hand mirror is made from glass and is enclosed in a suede holder.
The rifle cartridge and bullet is likely an example of trench art. The cartridge does not contain gun powder or primer. The bullet can be lifted and removed from the cartridge case. Attached to the bottom of the bullet is a metal cross.
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Described by NM in May 2019.
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English
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Information about material in this file was, in part, gathered from the following sources:
Hill, Barbara Jean. From Kitchener to Cairo : One Airman's Story as a WWII Prisoner of War. [Publisher Not Identified], 2017. p. 39.
Call Number: G24433