| Accession Number | P02467.595 |
|---|---|
| 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 NX51547 Corporal Norman John Ferguson, 8th ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX51547 Corporal Norman John Ferguson, 8th Division Postal Unit, Australian Army Postal Service attached to 2/20th Infantry Battalion. 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. Corporal Ferguson, aged 27, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 20 June 1945. He was the son of Albert and Helen Ferguson, of Petersham, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 31. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)