| Accession Number | P02468.047 |
|---|---|
| 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 QX14716 Private Fergus James Mackay, 2/26th ...
Description
Qld. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of QX14716 Private Fergus James Mackay, 2/26th Infantry 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 Mackay, aged 35, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 8 November 1942. He was the son of Bernard Joseph and Isabella Mackay, of Wooloowin, Qld. He is buried in the Labuan Cemetery Section 10, Row D, Plot 7. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)