AWM Collection Record: P04254.001
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ID Number: | P04254.001 |
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| Maker: | Dover Studios; Unknown | ||
| Place made: | Australia: Victoria | ||
| Date made: | 7 June 1941 | ||
| Physical description: | Colour | ||
| Summary: | Studio portrait of VX57043 Gunner (Gnr) Alan William Glover, in uniform, and his bride Violet May Glover on their wedding day. Gnr Glover, of Avoca, Vic, enlisted on 2 June 1941. In March 1942 he was captured by the Japanese whilst serving with 4 Anti Tank Regiment. He was moved from Changi Gaol with A Force to Tavoy, Burma, in May 1942 to repair airfields. He and seven others attempted escape but were captured shortly afterwards and executed on 6 June 1942, on the evening of his first wedding anniversary. News of his death did not reach Violet until 5 December 1944. She worked as a conductress for the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board from October 1941 until January 1942, after which she was employed as a foreman in the Shell Shop at Maribyrnong Munitions Factory for the remainder of the war. | ||
| Credit line: | Donor V B Glover | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:39:08 GMT
