| Accession Number | P05527.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Date made | October 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of Chief Stoker George Joseph Giles, RAN, HMAS Perth, of Rozelle, NSW. Giles ...
Description
Studio portrait of Chief Stoker George Joseph Giles, RAN, HMAS Perth, of Rozelle, NSW. Giles enlisted with the RAN on 2 February 1922 aged 20 years. On 1 March 1942 he was serving aboard HMAS Perth, when the Japanese torpedoed the ship, sinking her. Giles and some of the other crew members managed to get to Java where they were captured and became prisoners of war (POW). In October 1942 Giles and other Perth crewmen were taken to Singapore where they were imprisoned in Changi Gaol. He died of illness at a POW camp in Burma on 27 July 1943, aged 41 years.