Battalion story on Sheet Music
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When the AIF were surrendered at Singapore, four years ago today, the official historian of the 2/26th Battalion (Brian K Gerardy) recorded the official history on book illustrations, cigarette packets, sheet music, and any other scraps of waste paper that could be scrounged. Ink was made by boiling carbon paper that the Japanese threw away. At times, this varied assortment of notes had to be buried during searches by the Japanese for documents and contraband. On one occasion, when the Japanese made a surprise search, Mr Gerardy was forced to hurriedly slip the manuscript into a large pocket sewn into the back of his shirt which had, on similar occasions, been used to carry various items of food back to the camp whilst out on working parties. Invariably, the guards felt the front of shirts, the waistline and pockets, but usually overlooked the mens’ backs.
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