Accession Number | P09565.001 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Colour - Print hand-coloured black & white |
Maker |
Rene Studios |
Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
Date made | 1940 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Studio portrait photograph of NX51964 Gunner (Gnr) Gordon Dyson, 2/15 Field Regiment. Gnr Dyson ...
Description
Studio portrait photograph of NX51964 Gunner (Gnr) Gordon Dyson, 2/15 Field Regiment. Gnr Dyson enlisted on 1 July 1940 and while serving in Singapore, was taken prisoner of war (POW) of the Japanese. He worked on the Burma Thailand Railway and was later sent to Japan to work in copper mines until the end of the war. Gnr Dyson's service medals and published items related to his service are held at the Australian War Memorial.