019330 Accession Number: 019330

Description

Changi Prison Camp. Comforts and sweets are issued to released prisoners of war (POWs) of the Japanese. Left to right: NX56259 Signalman George Edward Wood, 8 Corps of Signals, of Ashfield, NSW; VX56567 Private (Pte) Horace William (Bluey) Reid, 2/29 Battalion, of Launceston, Tasmania; NX37484 Pte Raymond Joseph (Ray) Ferry, 2/30 Battalion, of Tamworth, NSW; NX41868 Pte Raymond Stanley (Ray) Sharples (standing), 2/30 Battalion, of Wollongong, NSW; QX21608 Pte Jack Boodle, 2/26 Battalion, of Goondiwindi, Queensland; VX32969 Pte Roy Ling Pack (or Lingpack) (rear, bandage around chest), 2/29 Battalion, of North Melbourne, Victoria; unidentified (rear, standing); and QX15277 Pte Ernest Edward (Eddie) Barrett, 27 Brigade Headquarters, of Cairns, Queensland. Pte Ling Pack is of Chinese ancestry.

Details

Accession Number
019330
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c October 1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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