| Accession Number | P09891.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital print |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Paddington |
| Date made | c April 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Informal outdoor portrait of NX4647 Sapper (Spr) Samuel Victor Stenlund. Spr Stenlund enlisted at ...
Description
Informal outdoor portrait of NX4647 Sapper (Spr) Samuel Victor Stenlund. Spr Stenlund enlisted at Paddington, NSW, on 29 April 1941. He was attached to the 2/12 Field Company Royal Australian Engineers which formed part of the 8th Division, most of whom were captured by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore. Spr Stenlund died from illness as a prisoner of war under the Japanese on 24 February 1944. He is buried at the Kranji War Cemetery in Singapore.