| Accession Number | P02468.094 |
|---|---|
| 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 QX17279 Sergeant John Fraser Munro, No. 1 ...
Description
Qld. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of QX17279 Sergeant John Fraser Munro, 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. Sergeant Munro, aged 29, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 28 May 1945. He was the son of James John and Maggie Cherrie Louisa Munro, of Toowong, Qld. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 20. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)