| Accession Number | P02468.282 |
|---|---|
| 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 TX8103 Sapper Grattan Dennis Horne, 2/10th Field ...
Description
Tas. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of TX8103 Sapper Grattan Dennis Horne, 2/10th Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers. 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. Sapper Horne, aged 22, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 5 November 1944. He was the son of Cyrill Dennis and Laurel Horne, of Echuca, Vic. He is buried in the Labuan Cemetery Section N, Row A, Plot 13. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)