The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Portrait of Lieutenant Commander (Lt Cdr) Philipp Oliver Laelius Owen, RAN, who was onboard HMAS Perth on passage to taking up his appointment as Paymaster in HMAS Hobart when HMAS Perth was sunk during the Battle of the Sunda Strait on 1 March 1942. Lt Cdr Owen was captured by the Japanese and held as a prisoner of war (POW) in Zentsuji Camp, Shikoku, Osaka, Japan. Most of the men in the camp were Allied officers captured in the early battles of 1942. The camp was a 'show camp' used by the Japanese for propaganda purposes, but after 1942 conditions worsened.
Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) William Lindsay Gay, RAN, HMAS Perth from Balwyn, Victoria. Lt Gay was serving as the Assistant Gunnery Officer onboard HMAS Perth when it was sunk during the Battle of the
Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) Samuel Edward Lees Stening, RAN Volunteer Reserve, HMAS Perth, Surgeon from Bondi, NSW. He was serving onboard HMAS Perth when it was sunk during the Battle of the Sunda S
Portrait of Lieutenant (Lt) John Alexander Harper, Royal Navy (RN), HMAS Perth. Lt Harper was on loan from the Royal Navy and lived with his wife in Coburg, Victoria. He was serving as the Navigator
Group portrait of prisoners of war (POWs) from Zentsuji Camp at Shikoku, Osaka, Japan. Identified, left to right: Colonel W K M Watty, United States (US) Marine Corps; Lieutenant Commander Oliver (Lt
Portrait of Captain (Capt) Oliver L Gordon, Royal Navy (RN), HMS Exeter, who was captured the Java Sea. Capt Gordon was a prisoner of war (POW) in Zentsuji Camp, Shikoku, Osaka, Japan. Most of the me
Group portrait of prisoners of war (POWs) from Zentsuji Camp at Shikoku, Osaka, Japan. Identified, left to right: Commander H du P Richardson, Royal Navy (RN), HMS Exter; Lieutenant Commander (Lt Cdr
