| Accession Number | P02467.785 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
SA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX65429 Sergeant George William Bundey, ...
Description
SA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX65429 Sergeant George William Bundey, Headquarters 8th Division, Australian Imperial Force. 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 Bundey, aged 28, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 29 April 1945. He was the son of Frederick Leslie and Jeannie Eva Bundey, of Toorak Gardens, SA. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 8. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)