| Accession Number | P02468.304 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX20752 Sapper Francis Vincent Walsh, 2/10th ...
Description
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX20752 Sapper Francis Vincent Walsh, 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 Walsh, aged 34, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 4 March 1945. He was the son of Michael and Catherine Walsh, and the husband of Thelma May Walsh, of Geelong West, Vic. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 5. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)