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Handmade Mah Jong set

This Mah Jong set and box was hand-crafted by Japanese prisoners of war at the Featherston POW camp during the Second World War. It was given to Jack Rapson, who served as a guard at the camp.

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WW2
featherston
japanese
war objects
prisoners of war
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National Army Museum Te Mata Toa
Accession Number: 2006.902
Permission of the National Army Museum Te Mata Toa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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'Handmade Mah Jong set', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/mah-jong-set, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 19-Aug-2014

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mark hobbs

Posted: 23 Apr 2011

Jack Rapson is my grandfather. Although he passed away some years ago now, and never spoke of his time in the service, he was a quiet strong family man who did his duty and then did his best leave things in the past. He was an amazing man and I still miss him.