Studio portrait of NX60079 Lance Sergeant (L Sgt) John Frederick Down, Headquarters, Royal ...

Accession Number P11826.011
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Unknown
Date made 1940 -1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Studio portrait of NX60079 Lance Sergeant (L Sgt) John Frederick Down, Headquarters, Royal Australian Artillery. This image is one of a collection relating to the service of NX60079 L Sgt John Frederick Down, who was taken prisoner of war (POW) of the Japanese after the fall of Singapore in February 1942. L Sgt Down survived the war and was repatriated back to Australia in October 1945. He was discharged from service in January 1946.