The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Informal portrait of NX51278 Lieutenant (Lt) Thomas William (Bill) Roberts, 2/18th Battalion, of Parkes, NSW. A railway worker prior to enlisting in Forbes, NSW on 26 June 1940, he trained at Glenfield, NSW and was selected for officer training at the Royal Military College at Duntroon, ACT. He served in Singapore and Malaya where he was killed in action on 27 January 1942, aged 26. His brother NX58252 Signaller (Sig) Francis Joseph (Frank) Roberts died of illness as a prisoner of war (POW) of the Japanese, in a Tokyo POW camp, on 12 February 1944.
Eating good food for a change, in the mess of the British hospital ship Tjitjalengka, are these released prisoners of war (POWs), mostly from Naoetsu prison of war (POW) camp in Japan. Standing rear l
Informal group portrait of liberated Australian prisoners of war (POW) onboard the hospital ship 'Tjitjalengka' enjoying a meal en route from Japan to Australia. Standing at rear from left to right: N
Portrait of NX37310 Private (Pte) Jack Blackstock, 2/30 Battalion, of Parkes, NSW. Prior to enlisting in the AIF on 25 June 1941 he served with the Citizens Military Force (CMF). Pte Blackstock died o
Studio portrait of NX51554 Private (Pte) Ignatius Alexander Francis Fabian 'Joe' Carr, 2/18th Battalion, of Parkes, NSW. He was a hairdresser prior to enlisting in Paddington, NSW on 27 June 1940 and
SYDNEY, NSW. 1946-03-29. EX 8TH DIVISION POW NX51945 SIGNALLER WILSON FROM TEMORA, NSW, SITTING ON HIS LUGGAGE AWAITING HIS EMBARKATION FROM GLEBE ISLAND FOR KURE, JAPAN, TO JOIN THE BRITISH COMMONWEA
CANBERRA. ACT. 1946-03-26. INSTRUCTOR NX129395 WARRANT OFFICER 2 T. BURGIS, INSTRUCTING A CLASS OF CADETS IN MOTOR CYCLING AT THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, DUNTROON.
