| Accession Number | P02468.059 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
New Zealand. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of QX15041 Private Cecil John Alexander ...
Description
New Zealand. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of QX15041 Private Cecil John Alexander Ridler, No. 1 Company, Australian Army Service Corps. 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 Ridler, aged 44, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 5 March 1945. He was the son of Frederick George and Mary Ann Ridler, of Wellington, New Zealand. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 24. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)