| Accession Number | P04801.013 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Timor |
| Date made | 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Two soldiers stand outside the Regimental Aid Post (RAP) at the Oesapa Besar Prisoner Of War ...
Description
Two soldiers stand outside the Regimental Aid Post (RAP) at the Oesapa Besar Prisoner Of War (POW) Camp in Timor. Identified left is, NX48948 Sergeant Evan 'Eb' Fuller and NX65888 Sergeant Wilfred Arnleigh 'Pat' Bailey. Sergeant Bailey drowned on 24 June 1944 (probably on the Tamahoko Maru). The camera that took this photograph was hidden at great risk by NX48948 Sergeant Evan Fuller, 2/12 Field Ambulance of Dungog, NSW, who was held at Oesapa Besar Prisoner Of War Camp (POW) until 1946. Fuller hid the film (there was only one roll) in a cake of soap and his Leica camera was hidden in an Army issue water bottle. The metal bottle had been soldered into two halves, water could still be kept in the top compartment, with the camera in the bottom. The metal bottle was then slipped into a green Army issue cover, hiding any weld marks.