The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX52089 Private Allan Thomas Williams, 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. Private Williams, aged 39, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 5 July 1945. He was the son of John Morgan Williams and Annie Williams, of Campsie, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 14. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX34092 Private Henry Frank Chisholm, 2/20th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX71751 Private Thomas Bertie Hall, 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 NX69320 Signalman William Henry Lebeau, 8th Division Signals, Australian Corps of Signals. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held i
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX31417 Private Albert Reginald Boyce, 2/18th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandaka
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX50445 Private Arthur Victor John Symes, 2/18th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sand
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX67801 Private William Geelan, 2/19th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW c
