| Accession Number | P02468.468 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Australia: Victoria |
| Date made | c July 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX43981 Private (Pte) David Pimpernell Hotchin, 4th ...
Description
Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX43981 Private (Pte) David Pimpernell Hotchin, 4th Reserve Motor Transport 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 Hotchin, aged 53, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 7 March 1945. He was the son of David and Jessie Hotchin, and the husband of Margaret Ellen Hotchin, of Auburn, Vic. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 23.