| Accession Number | P06014.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Mottek, Harold |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | c 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Studio portrait of TX2678 Private (Pte) Edward Simpson (alias of Ebenezer Simpson), 2/40 ...
Description
Studio portrait of TX2678 Private (Pte) Edward Simpson (alias of Ebenezer Simpson), 2/40 Battalion, of Wonthaggi, Vic. Pte Simpson enlisted in Hobart on 24 June 1940. He became a prisoner of war of the Japanese in a camp in Java, then was one of 772 Australian, British and American prisoners transported in the Tamahoko Maru to work in Japan. The ship was sunk on 24 June 1944 by the submarine USS Tang, with the loss of 559 prisoners, including Pte Simpson, aged 32.