| Accession Number | P09494.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Chiltern |
| Date made | 16 September 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Outdoor portrait of VX30185 Private (Pte) Eric Bloom, of Camperdown, Vic with his wife Doris May ...
Description
Outdoor portrait of VX30185 Private (Pte) Eric Bloom, of Camperdown, Vic with his wife Doris May Bloom and their three children Lynette, 7 weeks, Frances and Wilma both 3 years. He enlisted with No. 2 Company, Australian Army Service Corps, from Royal Park, Vic, on 18 June 1940. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force. The 1494 POWs that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942. Pte Bloom, aged 42, died of illness as a prisoner of the Japanese on 8 February 1945.