The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX20593 Sergeant John Barker Ivan Smith, 2/20th Battalion, Australian Infantry. 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. Sergeant Smith, aged 25, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 13 February 1945. He was the son of George Franklyn Smith and May Smith, of Wonga Park, Vic. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 13. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX26819 Private Gordon Archibald Smith, 2/19th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandak
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX23002 Private William Samuel Charles Smith, 2/19th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX4891 Corporal George Smith, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandak
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX34377 Private Henry Victor George Smith, 2/18th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the San
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX8731 Private Thomas Ernest Smith, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX65080 Private Thomas Henry Ely, 22nd Brigade Workshop, Australian Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoner
