| Accession Number | P02468.698 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX8397 Private Robert William Chipperfield, 2/4th ...
Description
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX8397 Private Robert William Chipperfield, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Infantry. 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 Chipperfield, aged 28, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 11 February 1945. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Chipperfield. He is buried in the Labuan Cemetery Section R, Row A, Plot 15. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)