| Accession Number | P07814.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | |
| Maker |
Hollywood Studios Sydney |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of NX25969 Sapper (Spr) William Jenkins Graham of Bega, NSW. Enlisting in the ...
Description
Studio portrait of NX25969 Sapper (Spr) William Jenkins Graham of Bega, NSW. Enlisting in the Second AIF in June 1940, Spr Graham served in the Middle East and Pacific campaigns with the 2/6 Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers. He was taken prisoner of war (POW) by Japanese forces during the Malayan campaign, and died of illness in captivity in Japan on 21 January 1945, aged 30.