| Accession Number | P02468.239 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
SA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of SX10846 Private Neil Wilfred Fergusson, 8th ...
Description
SA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of SX10846 Private Neil Wilfred Fergusson, 8th Division Ammunition Sub-Park, 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 Fergusson, aged 31, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 14 June 1945. He was the son of Percy Duncan and Alice Emily Fergusson, and the husband of Ronda Isabella Fergusson, of Hilton, SA. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 23. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)