| Accession Number | P02467.978 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Qld. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of QX9488 Sergeant Errol David Bancroft, 2/26th ...
Description
Qld. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of QX9488 Sergeant Errol David Bancroft, 2/26th 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. Sergeant Bancroft, aged 25, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 10 June 1945. He was the son of David John and Christina Bancroft, and the husband of Irene Catherine Bancroft, of Maroochydore, Qld. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 15. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)