| Accession Number | P02467.910 |
|---|---|
| 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 NX72757 Private Thomas Burns, 2/20th Battalion, ...
Description
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX72757 Private Thomas Burns, 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. Private Burns, aged 37, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 13 July 1945. He is buried in the Labuan Cemetery Section 10, Row C, Plot 3. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)