| Accession Number | P02468.325 |
|---|---|
| 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 VX27442 Staff Sergeant George Hagston, 2/10th ...
Description
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX27442 Staff Sergeant George Hagston, 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. Staff Sergeant Hagston, aged 26, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 30 June 1945. He was the son of Albert and Nellie Hagston, and the husband of Lillian Joyce Hagston, of Warrnambool, 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.)