Collection of letters, documents, newsletters and artwork documenting British Expatriate George Shelton Agar’s time in wartime and postwar Singapore and Malaya

Collections
1630768
Title
Collection of letters, documents, newsletters and artwork documenting British Expatriate George Shelton Agar’s time in wartime and postwar Singapore and Malaya
Year/Period
1940s–1950s
Region
British Malaya and Singapore
Object Type
letters (correspondence), sketches, newsletters, birth certificates, manuscripts (documents)
Material
paper (fiber product)
Technique
printing processes, handwriting
Dimension
Object size: Refer to parts
Accession No.
2025-01462
Collection of
National Museum of Singapore

This collection spans the 1940s to 1950s in pre-independence Malaya, featuring personal items from British expatriate George Shelton Agar and his family, including letter correspondence, a memoir, and his daughter's birth certificate. It also contains prisoner of war materials like newsletters and a sketch of Changi Prison, documenting British colonial life and wartime experiences in Malaya and Singapore during this transitional period.