| Places | |
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| Accession Number | P00139.001 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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1940. STUDIO PORTRAIT OF KITCHENER MAITLAND LOUGHNAN, 2/10TH FIELD REGIMENT, AGED 26 YEARS, IN ...
Description
1940. STUDIO PORTRAIT OF KITCHENER MAITLAND LOUGHNAN, 2/10TH FIELD REGIMENT, AGED 26 YEARS, IN UNIFORM. WITH THE RANK OF GUNNER HE WAS CAPTURED AT SINGAPORE ON 1942-02-15. HE WORKED AS A PRISONER OF WAR ON THE BURMA THAILAND RAILWAY AND SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE RAKUYO MARU IN 1944. HE WAS THEN TAKEN TO SAKATA ON HONSHU, JAPAN, WHERE HE REMAINED AS A POW UNTIL HIS RELEASE. (DONOR M. LOUGHNAN)