The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Assistant Medical Officer Arthur Coomber on patrol in the Maprik District with a holstered Luger pistol on his belt. When New Guinea was invaded by Japanese forces in 1942 Arthur Coomber's family was evacuated from Wewak. However, Arthur was captured and taken to Rabaul. On 22 June 1942 Arthur Coomber was one of an estimated 845 prisoners of war (POWs) and 209 civilians who embarked from Rabaul 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
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
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
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
Studio portrait of VX42507 Private (Pte) Robert Arthur Fuller, 2/22 Battalion, of Tocumwal, NSW. Private Fuller enlisted on 28 June 1940 and served in New Britain. Following the Japanese invasion of J
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
