| Accession Number | P02960.001 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white, Portrait |
| Physical description | Black & white, Portrait |
| Maker |
Rene Studios |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of NX52112 Corporal William Kevin Jackes, Headquarters Company, 2/18th Battalion. ...
Description
Studio portrait of NX52112 Corporal William Kevin Jackes, Headquarters Company, 2/18th Battalion. 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 POWs 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 Jackes, aged 32, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 15 March 1945. He was the son of Gordon Franklin Jackes and Ethel May Jackes, of South Armidale, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 9.