The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX35656 Private Hugh Foster Spencer, 2/19th 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. Private Spencer, aged 34, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 27 March 1945. He was the son of Thomas and Eliza Sarah Spencer, of Grong Grong, NSW. 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 NX50257 Private Alexander James Justice, 2/19th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sanda
SA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of SX9730 Private Roland Keith Chandler, 2/2nd Reserve Motor Transport Company, Australian Army Service Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX40209 Private James Edward Moore, 2/18th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan P
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX36810 Private Herman Andrew Joshua Kemp, 3rd Reserve Motor Transport Company, Australian Army Service Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX52439 Private Claude Anthony Gilligan, 2/20th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sanda
