| Place | Asia: Malaya, Johore, Mersing |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00102.033 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Malaya |
| Date made | June 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
Group portrait of the 2/19 Battalion Australian Rules Football Team at Port Dickson, Malaya. The Battalion was captured by the Japanese in the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942 and most of these men were either killed in action (KIA) or held as prisoners of war (POW). Identified from left to right, back row: NX35696 Driver Josiah Bernard ‘Bernie’ Colyer from Barellan, NSW (POW); NX55450 Pte Lindsay Valentine ‘Viv’ Nunan from Menindie, NSW (POW and died on 19 November 1945); Harry Lee, possibly NX35433 Pte Thomas James Lee from Cootamunda, NSW (POW); NX35596 Sergeant (Sgt) George Mann Smith from Wagga Wagga, NSW (killed in action in Malaya on 22 January 1942); NX56106 Sgt George Morris Donaldson from Bartondale, NSW (POW); NX35151 Pte George Selwyn Archer (later Lieutenant); Harry Gibbons, possibly NX65738 Sgt Robert Halley Gibson from Centennial Park, NSW (died of injuries in Malaya on 17 August 1941); Alan Rivett, possibly NX35477 Acting Corporal John Angus Rivett from Wagga Wagga, NSW (missing presumed KIA in Malaya on 11 February 1942); NX52471 Cpl Athol William Robert ‘Bill’ Borlase (POW and died of illness in Thailand on 29 May 1943); NX52485 Sgt Maurice Joseph ‘Maurie’ Brennan from Harwood, NSW (later Lieutenant and POW); Ross Locock-Murdoch, possibly NX59964 Cpl Ross Albert Locock from Leeton, NSW, (POW); NX35613 Cpl Maxwell Ernest ‘Max’ McCabe from Wagga Wagga, NSW (POW).
Front row: NX35685 Pte Walter Gilbert ‘Wal’ Knight from Kikoira, NSW (POW); NX35771 Pte Hubert William ‘Jim’ Byron, from Beckom near Ardlethan, NSW (died of wounds in Malaya on 22 January 1942); NX56121 Sgt Vernon Stanley ‘Vern’ Carn from Henty, NSW (later Lieutenant and POW); NX35271 Sgt Gregory Blaxland Parramore (Team Captain) from Kyeamba, NSW (KIA in Malaya on 9 February 1942); NX36003 Henry James ‘Harry’ Hubbard (POW); NX35699 Sgt John Stephen ‘Jack’ Deloas from Narrandera, NSW (POW); NX35700 Lance Corporal Clifford John Longobardi from Narrandera, NSW (missing presumed KIA in Malaya on 22 January 1942); Jimmy Jones, probably NX25904 Cpl John James Jones (POW); Harry Palmer, possibly either NX35246 Pte Joseph Cody Palmer from Wagga Wagga, NSW (reported missing presumed KIA in Malaya on 22 January 1942) or NX48360 Pte Frank Palmer from St Peters, NSW (reported missing presumed KIA in Malaya on 11 February 1942).