| Place | Asia: Malaya, Johore |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P00102.035 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Place made | Malaya |
| Date made | August 1941 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Collection relating to the service of NX34734 Reginald William James Newton
Description
Members of `E' Company, 2/19th Battalion, march past a local man sitting on his rickshaw in Kluang, 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: NX35822 Corporal (Cpl) Herbert Allan ‘Tiny’ Grogan (KIA in Malaya on 21 January 1942); NX36065 Private (Pte) Leslie Norman Truscott (KIA on 21 January 1942); NX29183 Cpl Frank Hart Dempsey (KIA on 11 February 1942); NX36044 Cpl Richard Harris Weymouth (KIA on 15 February 1942); NX56158 Sergeant (Sgt) William Bede Toohey (POW); Pte P R Barrett; Fred Harris.