| Accession Number | P02468.496 |
|---|---|
| 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 VX47945 Corporal Hurtle Bernard O'Connor, 2/5 ...
Description
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX47945 Corporal Hurtle Bernard O'Connor, 2/5 Field Hygiene Section, Australian Army Medical 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. Corporal O'Connor, aged 29, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 27 July 1945. He was the son of Mr and Mrs E. M. O'Connor, of Mildura, 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.)