| Accession Number | P02467.064 |
|---|---|
| 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 NX10554 Gunner Andrew Morrow Miller, 2/15th ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX10554 Gunner Andrew Morrow Miller, 2/15th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. 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. Gunner Miller, aged 24, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 26 March 1945. He was the son of George Kindness Miller and Mary Eliza Miller, of West Ryde, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 4. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)