The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 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
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
Framed studio portrait of QX10308 Private (Pte) Frank Alexander Irvine, 1st Independent Company. Pte Alexander was lost at sea when the Montevideo Maru was sunk on 1 July 1942. On 22 June 1942 an esti
Wedding portrait of NX54267 Sergeant (Sgt) Victor Ernest Ross Wainwright, 17 Anti Tank Battery and Winifred Burnie Scott. On 22 June 1942 an estimated 845 prisoners of war (POWs) and 209 civilians cap
"Motor Ship 'Montevideo Maru' Propelling Machinery: Mitsubishi-Sulzer Diesel Engines. Built and Engined at the Nagasaki Works for the Osaka Shosen Kaisha's South American Service.". During the Second
Studio portrait of VX40227 Private (Pte) Maxwell McKenzie, 2/22 Battalion. Pte McKenzie enlisted in June 1940 and served in New Britain. Following the Japanese invasion of January 1942, he was taken p
