| Place | Asia: Malaya, Negri Sembilan, Seremban |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00102.029 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Malaya: Negri Sembilan, Seremban |
| Date made | 24 May 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
NX24734 Captain Reginald William James Newton, 2/19th Battalion, shows the first Bren gun to other members of the Battalion. 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 clockwise: NX12595 Lieutenant Colonel Charles Groves Wright Anderson VC, Second in Command (POW); NX34935 Lieutenant George Alexander Gill, 1 Platoon (KIA in Malaya on 22 January 1942) who had seen the gun at Tully Park, Camden; NX35079 Captain Lloyd Hughes, Adjutant Battalion Headquarters (later promoted to Major and KIA in Malaya on 9 February 1942); NX12610 Brigadier Duncan Struan Maxwell, Commanding Officer (POW); and NX34742 Captain Frederick Gerard Ernest Neild, Assistant Adjutant (KIA in Malaya on 12 February 1942).