| Accession Number | P02467.937 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
| Date made | Unknown |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX76223 Captain John Bernard Oakeshott, 2/10th ...
Description
Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX76223 Captain John Bernard Oakeshott, 2/10th Australian General Hospital, Australian Army Medical Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of E Force. The 500 Australian and 500 British POW's who made up E Force, left Changi on 28 March 1943, on board the S.S. DeKlerk arriving at Berhala Island (adjacent to Sandakan Harbour) on 15 April 1943. The POW's were held there until 5 June, when they were taken by barge to Sandakan. The next day they were transferred to the 8 Mile Camp, which was about half a mile from the B Force compound. Captain Oakeshott, aged 44, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 27 August 1945. He was the son of George John and Fanny Marion Oakeshott, and the husband of Enid Kathleen Oakeshott, of Lismore, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 25.