English: Informal group portrait of Australian survivors (all but one) from the Sakata prisoner of war camp in Japan (north-west Honshu). All survived the sinking of the Japanese troop transport Rakuyo Maru and were subsequently rescued by other Japanese ships to continue their journey from Singapore to Japan. Here they are onboard the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable on their repatriation to Australia in October 1945. From left to right; back row: VX61564 Craftsman Stanley J Manning, 2/10 Field Workshop; VX12548 Geoffrey MacAulay, 1 Australian Corps Petrol Park; said to be W R Smith; NX32933 Ernest J Wade, 2/15 Field Regiment; NX26519 John Wade, 2/15 Field Regiment; QX13145 Sergeant Arthur W Hall, 2/10 Field Regiment. Front row: SX13426 Private Alick A Robinson, 2/10 Ordnance Workshops; VX17827 Private Harold G Ramsey, 2/2 Australian Pioneer Battalion (with the Kawasaki group); NX70273 Captain Charles Rowland (Rowley) B Richards, medical officer, 2/15 Field Regiment; NX68567 Warrant Officer Class II Keith H H Martin, 2/3 Motor Ambulance Convoy; VX32162 Driver Francis A 'Titch' Lemin, 2/2 Motor Ambulance Convoy and QX10108 Gunner Kitchener 'Kitch" M Loughnan, 2/10 Field Regiment.
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