| Accession Number | P06105.007 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of NX52566 Private (Pte) Lindsay Walter Robb and NX52465 Pte Allen Stewart Robb, ...
Description
Studio portrait of NX52566 Private (Pte) Lindsay Walter Robb and NX52465 Pte Allen Stewart Robb, brothers from Leeton, New South Wales. Both men enlisted in the second AIF in June 1940, and served in the Pacific with the 2/19 Battalion. Pte Allen Robb was killed in action on Malaya on 22 January 1942, Lindsay Robb being captured by Japanese forces at Singapore in February 1942. Lindsay Robb died from disease whilst a prisoner of war (POW) on 26 December 1943.