| Accession Number | P02468.747 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX10610 Driver Cyril Ralph Dalton-Goodwin, 4th ...
Description
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX10610 Driver Cyril Ralph Dalton-Goodwin, 4th Reserve Motor Transport Company, Australian Army Service 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 B Force. The 1494 POW's that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942. Driver Dalton-Goodwin, aged 40, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 1 May 1943. He was the son of John and Mary Margaret Goodwin. He is buried in the Labuan Cemetery Section P, Row A, Plot 3. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)