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NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX620 Private William Edward Weston, 8th Divisional Provost Company, Australian Army Provost Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of E Force. The 500 Australian and 500 British POW's who made up E Force, left Changi on 28 March 1943, on board the S.S. DeKlerk arriving at Berhala Island (adjacent to Sandakan Harbour) on 15 April 1943. The POW's were held there until 5 June, when they were taken by barge to Sandakan. The next day they were transferred to the 8 Mile Camp, which was about half a mile from the B Force compound. Private Weston, aged 27, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 14 March 1945. He was the son of John Richard and Elizabeth Weston, and the husband of Gladys Maisie Weston, of Newtown, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 30. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX67727 Private Charles Ernest Ingram, 8th Divisional Provost Company, Australian Army Provost Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX41863 Private Vincent John Lennon, 8th Divisional Provost Company, Australian Army Provost Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (PO
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX30862 Gunner Alexander Filewood, 2/15th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX60504 Corporal James Henry McConville, 8th Divisional Provost Company, Australian Army Provost Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war
SA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of SX13927 Private Leonard Geoffrey Kohler, 2/10th Ordnance Field Park, Australian Army Ordnance Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (PO
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX7266 Private George Henry Edwards, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the
