| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 108027 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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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. THE MEN, MEMBERS OF 8 DIVISION, WERE CAPTURED AT SINGAPORE AND WERE BEING TRANSFERRED TO TOKYO. SURVIVORS WERE RESCUED BY AN AMERICAN SUBMARINE. SHOWN, SURVIVORS PRIVATE (PTE) R. C. CORNFORD (2) AND PTE R. G. GOLLAN (3) SIGNING SKETCHES FOR THE OFFICIAL WAR ARTIST SERGEANT TONY RAFTY (1). SERGEANT RAFTY WAS CONCERNED ABOUT HIS BROTHER WHO WAS ABOARD THE JAPANESE SHIP.