| Accession Number | P08701.003 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Date made | c 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of VX46250 Private (Pte), later Corporal, John Patrick Joy, 2/23 Battalion, of ...
Description
Studio portrait of VX46250 Private (Pte), later Corporal, John Patrick Joy, 2/23 Battalion, of Jingellic, Vic. He was a station hand prior to enlisting on 25 June 1940. Pte Joy, VX42229 Pte Allan Clement Kelly, and VX42266 Pte John Leslie Johnson, all originally from Walwa, Vic, were close friends, who all enlisted in June 1940. Following initial training in Australia, they embarked from Port Melbourne on board HMAT Strathmore on 17 November 1940 arriving in Egypt on 17 December. After further training in desert warfare the unit was sent to Tobruk, Libya, arriving on 18 March 1941. All three were killed in action during the counter attack on 17 May 1941. Corporal Joy was 27 years of age.