| Accession Number | P10938.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Colour - Print hand-coloured black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Date made | c September 1941 - January 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of TX5821 Private (Pte) Roy Albert Hardstaff. A mill hand from Penguin, Tasmania, ...
Description
Studio portrait of TX5821 Private (Pte) Roy Albert Hardstaff. A mill hand from Penguin, Tasmania, he embarked for Singapore on 10 January 1942 with 2/29th Battalion. Pte Hardstaff was taken a prisoner of war (POW) with the fall of Singapore on 16 February 1942. He was one of over 2000 Allied POWs 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. Private Hardstaff, aged 22, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 14 April 1945.