| Accession Number | P02468.459 |
|---|---|
| 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 VX42847 Private Norman Mckay Tully, No. 2 ...
Description
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX42847 Private Norman Mckay Tully, 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 Tully, aged 50, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 1 July 1945. He was the son of William Curry Tully and Mary Ann Tully, and the husband of Meda Tully, of Geelong, Vic. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 25. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)