| Accession Number | P02468.706 |
|---|---|
| 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 WX8535 Private Arthur Francis Shirley, 2/4th ...
Description
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX8535 Private Arthur Francis Shirley, 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 Shirley, aged 36, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 10 May 1945. He was the son of Francis and Annie Shirley, and the husband of Alice Mary Shirley, of West Northam, WA. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 19. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)