| Accession Number | P02467.059 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX10264 Private William Albert Welch, General ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX10264 Private William Albert Welch, General Base Depot, Malaya, . He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force. The 1494 POW's that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942. Private Welch, aged 44, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 9 June 1945. He was the son of William James Welch and Adeline Welch, and the husband of Clara May Welch, of Newtown, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 20. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)