The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Group portrait of survivors of the 'Kobe House' prisoner of war (POW), aboard HMS Formidable on their way home to Australia from Japan. Identified left to right:
Back row, (six men): T R (Tom) O’Mullane [NX26633 Gunner (Gnr) Thomas Reginald O’Mullane]; unidentified; Walter W Hutchinson [WX7332 Private (Pte) Walter Wilbour Hutchinson]; D C ‘Rockshakel’ Stewart [VX55694 Pte Dougald Campbell ‘Rocky’ Stewart]; J W C (Clarrie) Lattimer [NX47777 Corporal (Cpl) James William Clarence Lattimer] and D F (Don) McRae [VX27725 Cpl Donald Flattley McRae].
4th row (20 men standing): Lindsay H L Boys [NX36603 Pte Lindsay Henry Lambert Boys]; Campbell ‘Pappy’ Kerr (white singlet) [VX22208 Pte Campbell Kerr]; M P (Mick) Kiely [VX33462 Pte Michael Patrick Kiely]; Claude Harle (white t-shirt) [VX37463 Signaller (Sig) Claude Harle]; C W ‘Bull’ Melrose (white singlet or t-shirt) [NX21428 Pte Clarence William Melrose]; L C (Laurie) Smith [NX40962 Pte Laurie John Smith]; unidentified; H A (Harry) Griffis (slouch hat) [NX47322 Pte Harold Alfred Griffis]; Blair Taylor [NX4337 Pte Blair Taylor]; W P (Bill) Cummins [VX41759 Pte William Percival Cummins]; E C (Ted) Bray (white t-shirt) [NX23918 Pte Edward Clive Bray]; W C (Wally) Bird [QX1874 Gnr Walter Charles Bird]; Keith Pescod (white t-shirt) [NX65657 Cpl Keith Milne Pescod]; Eric Mitchell [QX12361 Pte Eric Mitchell]; Harold R Shannon [VX46277 Pte Harold Rees Shannon]; J P (Jimmy) Walshe (white t-shirt) [NX50446 Pte James Prior (Jim) ‘Splinter’ Walshe]; W T (Tom) Pole [NX31865 Cpl William Thomas Pole]; A M “Warwick” Armstrong [QX1647 Pte Albert Mason Armstrong]; G (Gerry) Arthur [WX9011 Gnr Gerald Charles Arthur] and S W ‘Ding’ Bell [VX44635 Pte Stephen Walter Bell].
3rd row (12 men standing): W E (Bill) Braddick [NX50155 Pte William Ernest Braddick]; E J ‘Ted-Duke’ Craig [VX47851 Gnr Edwin John Craig]; A J (Alf) Jones [WX7510 Pte Alfred James Jones]; James Dore [WX8617 Cpl James Dore]; Reginald Burtenshaw [NX 937 Pte Reginald Raymond Victor Burkinshaw]; Vern Curnow [SX7550 Pte Verdun Curnow]; Charles Cupples [NX53686 Cpl Charles Cupples]; Harold Fox [QX16450 Sergeant (Sgt) Harold Fox]; Alan R Inall (white singlet) [QX13963 Pte Allan Raymond Inall]; J Fraser ‘Pluto’ Butland [VX60213 Pte James Fraser Butland]; Graham Bryceland (white singlet and white neck scarf) [VX39327 Pte Graham Bryceland] and S A (Sid) Grounds [DX602 Pte Sydney Aloysius Grounds].
2nd row (ten men seated on stools): W K ‘Jim’ McCormack [VX32723 Driver Walter James McCormack]; John Gilmour [WX8622 Gnr John Gilmour]; Charles Graham [WX14750 Sgt Charles Graham]; A H (Alf) Derriman [NX50513 Pte Alfred Henry Derriman]; W A (Bill) Pankhurst [NX27065 Pte William Ashley Pankhurst]; E J (Ern) Sodeman [VX 7482 Pte Ernest James Sodeman]; unidentified; M E McCabe (C Force) [NX35613 Cpl Maxwell Ernest McCabe]; G ‘Darby’ Munro [VX55331 Pte George Munro] and George Garner [VX22487 Pte George Albert Garner].
Front row (12 men sitting or crouching): Major Ron Campbell [VX27472 Major Ronald Alexander Campbell]; E J ‘Nobby’ Clark [WX9360 Gnr Edwin John Clarke]; E W (Bill) Adlam [SX11542 Cpl Ernest William Adlam]; Lt Frank Pringle [NX68906 Lieutenant Frank Pringle]; Lt Keith Goddard [NX60028 Lt Keith William Goddard]; John R Mason [VX59273 Sig John Ronald Mason]; M J ‘Darkie’ Farmer [NX32181 Pte Mervyn John Farmer]; J P (Jack) Carey [NX51660 Pte John Peter Carey]; R C ‘Bluey’ Abrahams [NX67191 Pte Richens Charles Stewart Abraham]; R ‘Scotty’ Barnard [QX18608 Gnr Alfred Barnard]; R F (Bob) Wells [NX47685 Pte Robert Frederick Wells] and Lt John ‘Boof’ Fuller [NX34875 Lt John George Fuller].
The names in square brackets are the full identifications of the men. Most of the men were in J Force, transferred to Japan between 1943 and 1945. Kobe House was destroyed by an air raid in June 1945. James ‘Splinter’ Walshe later wrote a book titled ‘Splinter’s Story. And we were very young’, which includes his experiences as a POW in Japan. It is held in the Memorial’s Research Centre (940.548194 W228s).
Group portrait of members of 2 (Machine Gun) Platoon, Headquarters Company, 2/12th Infantry Battalion. Left to right, back row: Pte Norman T Miller, Pte Ivan D 'Joe' Hardwick, Pte G Hilton Rea, Pte Wa
Group portrait of prisoners of war (POWs) at Camp 26-B Fukuoka prisoner of war camp (Keisen Yoshikuma Coal Mine Branch Camp) at the end of the war. The POWs of camp 26-B worked in Aso Mining Company c
Group portrait of B Section, 1st Australian Anti-Aircraft Regiment, shortly before the completion of their course. Identified, left to right: back row: NX20901 Private (Pte) Ronald Mervyn Dickings; N
Biographies of Australians listed on the panels of the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres as researched and written by Robert Scott. Each file briefly recounts the military story of each man and where possi
Biographies of Australians listed on the panels of the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres as researched and written by Robert Scott. Each file briefly recounts the military story of each man and where possi
Group portrait of the 8th Medium Trench Mortar Battery. Left to right, back row: 1634 Gunner (Gnr) S. H. Valentine; 1685A Gnr H. S. Brenton; 4345 Gnr F. J. Barr; 14704 Gnr G. F. Eagles; 1987 Gnr C. Ca
