| Accession Number | P02468.522 |
|---|---|
| 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 VX54178 Craftsman Thomas William Fraser, 27th ...
Description
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX54178 Craftsman Thomas William Fraser, 27th Independent Brigade Group Ordnance Workshops, Australian Army Ordnance 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. Craftsman Fraser, aged 39, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 25 February 1945. He was the son of William and Sarah Elizabeth Fraser, and the husband of Nellie Janet Fraser, of Albert Park, Vic. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 29. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)