| Accession Number | P01649.004 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal portrait Aboriginal serviceman NX31736 Private (Pte) Frederick Beale (left), 2/20th ...
Description
Informal portrait Aboriginal serviceman NX31736 Private (Pte) Frederick Beale (left), 2/20th Battalion, on the day his unit embarked for Malaya. He was captured, along with his brother, NX31660 Pte George Henry Beale after the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 and spent time in Changi POW camp before being sent to Naoetsu Camp in Japan with C Force on board Kamakura Maru, and were forced to work as steel mill labourers. Pte George Beale died on the operating table, from injuries sustained in an accident after working a 24 hour shift, on 28 May 1943. Pte Frederick Beale survived the war and was released in September 1945.