| Accession Number | P08670.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia |
| Date made | c 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal outdoor portrait of NX140476 Lance Corporal (LCpl) John Thomas Hardy, Z Special Unit, of ...
Description
Informal outdoor portrait of NX140476 Lance Corporal (LCpl) John Thomas Hardy, Z Special Unit, of Narrabri, NSW. L/Cpl Hardy enlisted in the Citizens Military Force (N255751) in Darwin in November 1941. He was appointed Lance Corporal on 1 September 1942. Nine days later he transferred to the AIF and began extensive specialised training as a member of Z Special Unit. L/Cpl Hardy's unit left Australia in September 1944 to engage in operations to sink enemy ships in Singapore Harbour. In December 1944 L/Cpl Hardy and others were captured by the Japanese. They were executed in Singapore on 7 July 1945. He was 24 years of age.