| Accession Number | P04846.010 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Australia, Malaya |
| Date made | 1946 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of VX46238 Gunner Allen Godfrey (Bill) Jones, 4 Anti Tank Regiment, taken on his ...
Description
Studio portrait of VX46238 Gunner Allen Godfrey (Bill) Jones, 4 Anti Tank Regiment, taken on his return to Australia in 1946. Jones was captured on 4 April 1942, and held prisoner, first at the Changi Prisoner of War (POW) camp then at the Great World Camp, River Valley Road Camp, Fukuoka number 1 and number 17. He was released on 9 October 1945 and discharged on 15 March 1946, returning to his home town of Holbrook, NSW. Jones passed away in 1959 aged 40.