| Accession Number | P03914.025 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Portrait of NX38425 Private (Pte) William Claude Ney, 2/10 Field Ambulance, Australian Army ...
Description
Portrait of NX38425 Private (Pte) William Claude Ney, 2/10 Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps (AAMC). Pte Ney of Gollan, NSW, enlisted on 11 July 1941. 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 Ney, aged 28, died of illness as a prisoner of the Japanese on 2 May 1945. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 26.