| Accession Number | P05021.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Date made | c December 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio photograph of NX73152 Private (Pte) John James (Jack) Walder, 2/12th Field Ambulance, of ...
Description
Studio photograph of NX73152 Private (Pte) John James (Jack) Walder, 2/12th Field Ambulance, of Ashfield, NSW. A storeman prior to enlisting on 26 November 1941, Walder was killed on 14 May 1943 whilst he was aboard Australian Hospital Ship Centaur. At approximately 4 am on Friday 14 May 1943, during a voyage northwards, Centaur was off Brisbane with Point Lookout, on Stradbroke Island, bearing WSW distance twenty four miles when she was struck without warning by a torpedo from a Japanese submarine. She sank quickly with a loss of 268 lives. The following day, 15 May 1943, the American destroyer USS Mugford located and rescued sixty four people before taking them to Brisbane.