| Accession Number | P02467.384 |
|---|---|
| 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 NX40023 Private Eric Arthur Abbott, General Base ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX40023 Private Eric Arthur Abbott, General Base Depot. 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 Abbott, aged 24, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 21 January 1943. He was the son of William Arthur and Constance May Abbott, of Maroubra, NSW. He is buried in the Labuan Cemetery Section Q, Row A, Plot 11. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)