| Accession Number | P02467.659 |
|---|---|
| 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 NX54167 Private James Rennie Whitelaw, No. 1 ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX54167 Private James Rennie Whitelaw, No. 1 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. Private Whitelaw, aged 31, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 26 July 1945. He was the son of James Rennie Whitelaw and Elsie May Whitelaw, of Taree, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 25. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)