The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Two Australian Prisoners of War (POWs) chat on deck during their voyage from Japan aboard HMS Speaker after the end of the war. Identified left to right: NX59143 Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Cedric Ewing, 2/20 Battalion (left) and SX10653 (485) WO2 Sydney George (Syd) Barber, 8th Division Ammunition Sub-Park. This is one of a series of images from negative numbers 045139 to 045157 taken with a camera borrowed by WO2 Barber, following his release from captivity. The camera belonged to the darkroom of the British escort Aircraft Carrier HMS Speaker. Between 26 September 1945 and mid October 1945, HMS Speaker made a voyage from Nagasaki to Manila repatriating Australian POWs from prison camps in Japan.
Australian Prisoners of War (POWs) leaving Japan aboard HMS Speaker after the end of the war. Shown here are NX59143 Warrant Officer 2 Cedric John Ewing, 2/20 Battalion (left) and SX10653 (485) Warra
Australian Prisoners of War (POWs) leaving Japan aboard HMS Speaker after the end of the war. Shown here are NX59143 Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Cedric Ewing (left) and NX45369 Sergeant Leslie Dona
Australian Prisoners of War (POWs) leaving Japan aboard HMS Speaker after the end of the war. On left is SX10653 (485) Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Sydney George (Syd) Barber, 8th Division Ammunitio
Australian Prisoners of War (POWs) leaving Japan aboard HMS Speaker after the end of the war. identified left to right: SX9430 (4265) Sergeant James William John Stiggants; NX45369 Sergeant Leslie Do
Australian Prisoners of War (POWs) leaving Japan aboard HMS Speaker after the end of the war. On deck is SX10653 (485) Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Sydney George (Syd) Barber, 8th Division Ammunitio
Australian Prisoners of War (POWs) leaving Japan aboard HMS Speaker after the end of the war. On left is SX9430 (4265) Sergeant James William John Stiggants and on the right is SX10653 (485) Warrant
