The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Informal portrait of some of the guests at a reunion dinner for men who were held as Prisoners of War (POW's) in Changi during the Second World War, possibly hosted by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). Second from the right is B229 YMCA Officer George Houston McNielly, who was first appointed as a representative of the YMCA on 9 May 1941, he embarked from Sydney on 29 July 1941 and was later attached to the 8 Division in Bombay, India. On 8 October 1941 he was attached to the 2/19th Battalion (Bn) in Malaya, then temporarily attached to the 2/10th Field Regiment on 28 September 1941, later returning to the 2/19th Bn. He was listed as missing in action on 16 February 1942 and listed as a POW on 15 February 1942. (Donor E Whiteman)
Studio portrait of NX43392 Private (Pte) Noel Austin of West Wollongong, NSW. Enlisting in the AIF in August 1941, Pte Austin served in the Pacific campaign with the 2/18 Battalion. He was listed as m
Studio portrait of NX35483 Private (Pte) George Bradshaw, 2/19th Battalion, of Leeton, NSW. Pte Bradshaw enlisted on 21 June 1941 at Wagga Wagga, NSW. He was presumed killed in Malaya on 8 February 19
Informal outdoor portrait of QX15623 Private (Pte) Arthur Henry Norman, 2/29 Infantry Battalion. Pte Norman enlisted on 28 May 1941. He was listed as presumed dead in Malaya on 10 February 1942, aged
Collection relating to I R Hanger and George Houston McNeilly and their work with the YMCA in Changi POW camp. Collection consists of various reports: 2nd Report of Work of YMCA with the AIF in Malay
Studio portrait of NX40307 Private (Pte) Douglas Hume Brotchie, 2/18 Battalion of Gunnedah, NSW; formerly of Glasgow, Scotland. Pte Brotchie enlisted in the 2nd AIF on 19 June 1940. The 2/18th Batt
Pacific Star, impressed on reverse with recipient's details. George Alexander Gutherie Siebert was born in Newtown, New South Wales on 29 May 1906. Siebert enlisted in the AIF on 13 January 1940 in
