P08973.003 Accession Number: P08973.003

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Studio portrait of Private QX7976 Hector Alexander McIntyre, 2/26 Battalion, of Cairns, Qld. Hector McIntyre was a clerk prior to enlisting in July 1940. He arrived in Singapore with his unit on 15 August 1941 and following the surrender to the Japanese Forces on 15 February 1942, he was interned at Changi as a prisoner of war. He was released on 5 September 1945 and returned home on 7 October 1945. Pte McIntyre's brother, 414154 Flying Officer Norman Gregor McIntyre, No. 97 Squadron, was killed during operations over Berlin on 16 December 1943.

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Accession Number
P08973.003
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Colour - Print
Date Made
c 1940
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor N Kuss
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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