Accession Number | P06537.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | Australia |
Date made | c June 1940 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait of QX10090 Gunner (Gnr) William 'Jimmie' Muir, 2/10 Field Regiment, Royal ...
Description
Studio portrait of QX10090 Gunner (Gnr) William 'Jimmie' Muir, 2/10 Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery, of Toowoomba, Qld (originally of Edinburgh, Scotland). Gnr Muir enlisted at Toowoomba on 17 June 1940. He was a member of the 8th Division and was taken Prisoner of War (PoW) in Malaya. He was held in Japan, most probably at Fukuoka PoW camp. He died of illness on 1 May 1945, aged 32.