| Accession Number | P02468.111 |
|---|---|
| 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 QX17987 Private William Thomas Sorby, 2/26th ...
Description
Qld. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of QX17987 Private William Thomas Sorby, 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. Private Sorby, aged 34, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 20 January 1945. He was the son of John Henry and Mabel Dianna Sorby, and the husband of Elizabeth Agnes Sorby, of Milton, Qld. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 15. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)