| Accession Number | P02467.494 |
|---|---|
| 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 NX45510 Private John Richardson, 2/10th Field ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX45510 Private John Richardson, 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 Richardson, aged 32, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 6 April 1945. He was the son of Owen and Mary Philomena Richardson, and the husband of May Evelyn Richardson, of West Kempsey, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 26. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)