| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 122108 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
McQuillan, Ernest Mervyn |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 13 October 1945 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Members of 1 Company, Australian Army Service Corps from Prisoner of War Camp Fukuoka 17 located ...
Description
Members of 1 Company, Australian Army Service Corps from Prisoner of War Camp Fukuoka 17 located at the Mitsui Kozan Miike Kogyo-Sho coal mine and Mitsui Zinc Foundry in Shinminato-machi, Omuta-shi, Fukuoka-ken, Japan. Identified are NX38683 (N79698) Private John Joseph Towers on crutches and NX65609 Private David Runge being carried, coming ashore from the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable at Circular Quay. Private Runge had both legs amputated after being tortured whilst a POW.