| Place | Asia: Malaya |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00102.027 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Malaya |
| Date made | 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Collection relating to the service of NX34734 Reginald William James Newton
Description
Members of Pioneer Platoon, 2/19th Battalion, building kerosene tin rafts to cross the Simpang River. The Battalion was captured by the Japanese in the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 and most of the men were killed in action (KIA) or held as prisoners of war (POW). Identified from left to right: NX54927 Private (Pte) James Dudley Rose (POW) (1); Lieutenant John Brindley, Officer Commanding 5 Platoon (2); NX35246 Pte Joseph Cody Palmer (reported missing presumed KIA in Malaya on 22 January 1942) (3); NX25596 Sergeant George Mann Smith (KIA in Malaya on 22 January 1942) (4); NX35900 Corporal John William ‘Jack’ Knox (POW) (5); Pte NX55100 Hector John McLean (POW) (6); NX55906 Pte Victor Miller (KIA in Malaya on 22 January 1942) (7).