| Accession Number | P02467.745 |
|---|---|
| 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 NX58387 Sergeant Gilbert Waddington, No. 2 ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX58387 Sergeant Gilbert Waddington, 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. Sergeant Waddington, aged 42, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 10 June 1944. He was the son of David and Margaret Waddington and the husband of Kathleen Hughina Waddington, of Abbotsford, NSW. He is buried in the Labuan Cemetery Section P, Row A, Plot 14. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)