| Accession Number | P07583.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1936-1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal outdoor portrait of Kenneth Turnbull in a Militia uniform. In August 1941, QX22722 ...
Description
Informal outdoor portrait of Kenneth Turnbull in a Militia uniform. In August 1941, QX22722 Private (Pte) Kenneth Turnbull, of Brisbane, Qld, enlisted in 2/26 Battalion, along with his brother, QX23514 Private (Pte) William Turnbull. Both were taken prisoner of war (POW) of the Japanese in Java. A third brother, 20401 Stoker (Sto) John James Samuel Turnbull, RAN, survived the sinking of HMAS Waterhen off Salum, Egypt, on 29 June 1941. After returning to Australia, Sto Turnbull was posted to HMAS Perth. On 1 March 1942 he was also taken prisoner of war of the Japanese following the sinking of the Perth by Japanese destroyers during the Battle of Sunda Strait. The three brothers served together on the Burma Thailand Railway and were later selected to for a work party to be transferred to Japan. They were killed when the Japanese prison ship in which they were travelling, the Rakuyo Maru, was sunk by the United States Navy submarine USS Pampanito on 12 September 1944. Pte Kenneth Turnbull was aged 23, Pte William Turnbull 27, and Sto Turnbull 32.