| Accession Number | P02467.779 |
|---|---|
| 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 NX65224 Warrant Officer Class 1 John Wallace ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX65224 Warrant Officer Class 1 John Wallace Blackie, 2/20th Battalion, Australian Infantry. 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. Warrant Officer Class 1 Blackie, aged 46, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 2 June 1945. He was the son of Walter and Helen Blackie, and the husband of Mary Catherine Blackie, of Haberfield, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 13. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)