| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 108025 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Landscape |
| Physical description | Black & white, Landscape |
| Date made | 14 May 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-05-14. THE JAPANESE SHIP RAKUYO MARU, TORPEDOED ON 1944-09-12, CARRIED ...
Description
SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-05-14. THE JAPANESE SHIP RAKUYO MARU, TORPEDOED ON 1944-09-12, CARRIED AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WAR (POWS). THE MEN, MEMBERS OF 8TH DIVISION, WERE CAPTURED AT SINGAPORE AND WERE BEING TRANSFERRED TO TOKYO. SURVIVORS WERE RESCUED BY AN AMERICAN SUBMARINE. SHOWN, SERGEANT TONY RAFTY, OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST (3), QUESTIONING SURVIVORS ABOUT HIS BROTHER WHO WAS ON THE SHIP. IDENTIFIED PERSONNEL: PRIVATE (PTE) R. C. CORNFORD (1); PTE V. SMITH (2); PTE L. L. MUNAN (4); PTE R. G. GOLLAN (5).