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Men wearing artificial limbs
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Australian War Memorial caption reads:
Changi Prison Camp, Singapore. 1945. All these men are wearing artificial limbs made in the camp by Warrant Officer Arthur Purden of East Maitland, NSW. The men are in good spirits and are glad that they will soon be on their way home. Left to right: NX33254 Private Max Bradford of Sydney, NSW, a member of the 2/20th Battalion; VX36959 Lance Corporal Jack Campbell of Apollo Bay, Vic; WX16376 Private Steve Gleeson of Mundijong, WA, a member of the 2/2nd Machine Gun Battalion; NX41338 Alex McKenzie, of Boggabri, NSW, a member of the 2/30th Battalion.
2/30 Battalion Association notes:
NX67447 - PURDON, Arthur Henry Mason, WO1 - BHQ Coy. RSM. D.C.M.
Left to right:
1) NX33254 - BRADFORD, Maxwell Alexander, Pte. - 2/20 Battalion
2) VX36959 - CAMPBELL, John (Jack), L/Cpl. - 2/10 Field Company
3) WX16376 - GLEESON, Stephen John, Pte. - 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion
4) NX41338 - McKENZIE, Alexander (Alex), Pte. - 2/30 Battalion, A Company, 7 Platoon (wounded in action at the Causeway, 9/2/1942. Shrapnel wound, right leg amputated; shrapnel wound, right hand with finger loss of terminal phalanx; shrapnel wound to the head, fractured skull)
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![Men wearing artificial limbs
Australian War Memorial caption reads:
Changi Prison Camp, Singapore. 1945. All these men are wearing artificial limbs made in the camp by Warrant Officer Arthur Purden of East Maitland, NSW. The men are in good spirits and are glad that they will soon be on their way home. Left to right: NX33254 Private Max Bradford of Sydney, NSW, a member of the 2/20th Battalion; VX36959 Lance Corporal Jack Campbell of Apollo Bay, Vic; WX16376 Private Steve Gleeson of Mundijong, WA, a member of the 2/2nd Machine Gun Battalion; NX41338 Alex McKenzie, of Boggabri, NSW, a member of the 2/30th Battalion.
[b]2/30 Battalion Association notes:[/b]
NX67447 - PURDON, Arthur Henry Mason, WO1 - BHQ Coy. RSM. D.C.M.
Left to right:
1) NX33254 - BRADFORD, Maxwell Alexander, Pte. - 2/20 Battalion
2) VX36959 - CAMPBELL, John (Jack), L/Cpl. - 2/10 Field Company
3) WX16376 - GLEESON, Stephen John, Pte. - 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion
4) NX41338 - McKENZIE, Alexander (Alex), Pte. - 2/30 Battalion, A Company, 7 Platoon (wounded in action at the Causeway, 9/2/1942. Shrapnel wound, right leg amputated; shrapnel wound, right hand with finger loss of terminal phalanx; shrapnel wound to the head, fractured skull)
Keywords: 100105c](albums/Other/019327.jpg "Men wearing artificial limbs
Australian War Memorial caption reads:
Changi Prison Camp, Singapore. 1945. All these men are wearing artificial limbs made in the camp by Warrant Officer Arthur Purden of East Maitland, NSW. The men are in good spirits and are glad that they will soon be on their way home. Left to right: NX33254 Private Max Bradford of Sydney, NSW, a member of the 2/20th Battalion; VX36959 Lance Corporal Jack Campbell of Apollo Bay, Vic; WX16376 Private Steve Gleeson of Mundijong, WA, a member of the 2/2nd Machine Gun Battalion; NX41338 Alex McKenzie, of Boggabri, NSW, a member of the 2/30th Battalion.
[b]2/30 Battalion Association notes:[/b]
NX67447 - PURDON, Arthur Henry Mason, WO1 - BHQ Coy. RSM. D.C.M.
Left to right:
1) NX33254 - BRADFORD, Maxwell Alexander, Pte. - 2/20 Battalion
2) VX36959 - CAMPBELL, John (Jack), L/Cpl. - 2/10 Field Company
3) WX16376 - GLEESON, Stephen John, Pte. - 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion
4) NX41338 - McKENZIE, Alexander (Alex), Pte. - 2/30 Battalion, A Company, 7 Platoon (wounded in action at the Causeway, 9/2/1942. Shrapnel wound, right leg amputated; shrapnel wound, right hand with finger loss of terminal phalanx; shrapnel wound to the head, fractured skull)
Keywords: 100105c")
