| Accession Number | P02467.983 |
|---|---|
| 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 QX9864 Lieutenant Peter Stewart, 2/26th ...
Description
Qld. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of QX9864 Lieutenant Peter Stewart, 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. Lieutenant Stewart, aged 30, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 8 July 1945. He was the son of Peter and Margaret Stewart, of Coorparoo, Qld. He is buried in the Labuan Cemetery Section F, Row B, Plot 4. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)