| Accession Number | P02467.083 |
|---|---|
| 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 NX15756 Private Harry Richard Wilkes, 2/10th ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX15756 Private Harry Richard Wilkes, 2/10th Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps. 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 Wilkes, aged 27, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 4 June 1945. He was the son of Thomas Arthur and Annie Ellen Louise Wilkes, of Lakemba, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 27. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)