| Accession Number | P03243.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Malaya |
| Date made | c 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal group portrait of members of the 2/19th Battalion by the side of a road. The Battalion ...
Description
Informal group portrait of members of the 2/19th Battalion by the side of a road. The Battalion was captured by the Japanese in the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 and most of the men were killed in action (KIA) or held as prisoners of war (POW). Standing behind the group: NX35671 Private (Pte) Frederick James Wilson (POW). From left to right, back row: NX58246 (Pte) Cyril David Dilley (died as the result of an accident in Japan, as a POW on 12 August 1945); NX35590 Charles Arthur Edwards (captured near Parit Sulong at the end of the battle of Muir (Malaya) on 22 January 1942); NX35262 Acting Corporal (A/Cpl) Patrick John Verdon (lost at sea after the sinking of the Rakuyo Maru on 15 September 1944); NX55098 Sergeant Oswald James Layton (killed in action in Malaya on 10 February 1942).
Front row: NX32358 Pte Samuel James Longham; Brogan; Graham (possibly NX35646 Pte Ronald Graham (died of illness as a POW at Sandakan, Borneo on 27 March 1945)); NX32987 Pte William (Bill) Thompson (POW); NX35887 Corporal (Cpl), (later Sergeant) Walter William Spring (embarked from Singapore to return to Australia on 6 February 1942); NX35164 Pte Jack Neville ‘Duck’ Mayes (reported missing in action, presumed KIA in Malaya on 11 February 1942).