| Accession Number | P02468.350 |
|---|---|
| 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 VX32003 Lance Sergeant Samuel James, Anzac ...
Description
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX32003 Lance Sergeant Samuel James, Anzac McManus, 4th Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. 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. Lance Sergeant McManus, aged 28, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 27 March 1945. He was the son of Samuel Paul and Violet May McManus, of Toorak, Vic. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 1. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)