| Accession Number | P02467.982 |
|---|---|
| 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 QX9698 Gunner Harold Victor Copelin, 2/10th ...
Description
Qld. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of QX9698 Gunner Harold Victor Copelin, 2/10th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. 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. Gunner Copelin, aged 29, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 27 May 1945. He was the son of Thomas Francis and Edie Agusta Copelin, of Coorparoo, Qld. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 2. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)