| Accession Number | P03342.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria |
| Date made | c 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of VX23670 Private Thomas Ignatius Harrington, No. 1 Company, Australian Army Service ...
Description
Portrait of VX23670 Private Thomas Ignatius Harrington, No. 1 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 POWs 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. Private Harrington, aged 30, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 15 December 1942 at Kuching Gaol. He was arrested on 8 August 1942, and sentenced to four years imprisonment on 25 October 1942, along with NX72445 Driver (Dvr) E A Allen, SX13760 Dvr M E Jacka and NX71902 Dvr N A Shelley, all of No. 1 Company, for attempting to escape. Dvr Shelley died at Changi on 29 October 1944; Dvr Allen died at Outram Road Gaol on 10 July 1943. Private Harrington was the son of John Laurence and Margaret Harrington, of Whorouly, Vic. He is buried in the Labuan Cemetery Section K, Row A, Plot 4. (Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)