| Accession Number | P02468.314 |
|---|---|
| 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 VX24065 Private Albert Edward Wilson, No. 2 ...
Description
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX24065 Private Albert Edward Wilson, No. 2 Company, 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 Wilson, aged 44, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 29 November 1944. He was the son of William and Elizabeth Wilson and the husband of Mary Ellen Wilson, of Yarraville, Vic. He is buried in the Labuan Cemetery Section Q, Row A, Plot 1. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)