The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two memorial services, one at Vulcan beach, the other at Rabaul, were held to mark the fourth anniversary of the sinking of the Japanese transport Montevideo Maru in which Second AIF prisoners and civilians died. Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) nurses from the 118th Australian General Hospital inspect wreaths at the conclusion of a service. On 22 June 1942 an estimated 845 prisoners of war (POWs) and 209 civilians captured by Japanese forces embarked from Rabaul, New Britain, aboard the Japanese transport ship MV Montevideo Maru. The POWs were members of the No. 1 Independent Company, 2/22 Battalion, and other units of Lark Force. Civilians included officials of the New Guinea Administration and missionaries. The ship sailed unescorted for Hainan Island. On 1 July 1942 all the prisoners died when the Montevideo Maru was torpedoed by a US Navy submarine, USS Sturgeon, off the coast of Luzon Island in the Philippines.
Starboard side view of the Japanese passenger ship MV Montevideo Maru. On 22 June 1942 an estimated 845 prisoners of war (POWs) and 209 civilians captured by Japanese forces embarked from Rabaul, New
The General Officer Commanding the 11th Division, Major Genral K W Eather places a wreath on the concrete cairn at Vulcan Beach. Two memorial services, one at Vulcan Beach, the other at Rabaul, were h
A montage of images, including a line drawing in elevation and plan, of the Japanese merchant ship the MV Montevideo Maru. On 22 June 1942 an estimated 845 prisoners of war (POWs) and 209 civilians ca
Two memorial services, one at Vulcan Beach, the other at Rabaul, were held to mark the fourth anniversary of the sinking of the Japanese transport Montevideo Maru in which Second AIF prisoners and civ
A Papuan Infantry Battalion bugler sounds reveille at the conclusion of a wreath laying at a memorial service. Two services, one at Vulcan Beach, the other at Rabaul, were held to mark the fourth anni
Studio portrait of NX54267 Sergeant (Sgt) Victor Ernest Ross Wainwright, 17 Anti Tank Battery. Sgt Wainwright was taken prisoner of war (POW) on New Britain and died when the ship Montevideo Maru sank
