| Accession Number | P02467.333 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
| Date made | Unknown |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX35953 Driver Owen Richard Evans, No. 2 Company, ...
Description
Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX35953 Driver Owen Richard Evans, No. 2 Company, Australian Army Service 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. Driver Evans, aged 24, was shot, along with 16 other sick and dying prisoners, by the Japanese on 1 August 1945. He was the son of Griffith Parry Evans and Nellie Gertrude Evans, of Wyalong, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 22.