| Accession Number | P02468.378 |
|---|---|
| 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 VX35374 Corporal Richard Wastnidge, 84th Light ...
Description
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX35374 Corporal Richard Wastnidge, 84th Light Aid Detachment at 2/15th Field 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. Corporal Wastnidge, aged 44, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 13 February 1945. He was the son of Richard and Henrietta Wastnidge, of Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. He is buried in the Labuan Cemetery Section R, Row A, Plot 13. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)