| Accession Number | P03129.002 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | Malaya: Kuala Lumpur |
| Date made | 17 October 1940 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Cropped portrait of 205622 Warrant Officer (WO) John William Kinder, 1 Squadron, RAAF. WO Kinder ...
Description
Cropped portrait of 205622 Warrant Officer (WO) John William Kinder, 1 Squadron, RAAF. WO Kinder of Richmond, Vic, enlisted on 3 September 1935. He was one of 2400 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo until in 1945, when the Japanese started to realise that the war may have been lost, the emaciated prisoners were force marched, in three separate marches, to the village of Ranau, 250 km away.The march route was through virgin jungle and some of the prisoners had no boots. Rations were less than minimal and prisoners who were unable to walk were shot. Only six Australians of the 2400 prisoners survived the 'death march'. WO Kinder, aged 28 years, died as a POW on 10 June 1945.