| Accession Number | P02468.274 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Tas. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of TX4960 Private Horace Sydney Conley, 2/3rd ...
Description
Tas. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of TX4960 Private Horace Sydney Conley, 2/3rd Ordnance Store Company, Australian Army Ordnance 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 Conley, aged 39, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 6 April 1945. He was the son of Edward and Ella Conley, and the husband of Marjorie Conley, of Hobart, Tas. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 27. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)