The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX56832 Private William Brown, 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 Brown, aged 38, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 19 March 1945. He was the son of James and Helen Brown. 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 NX45191 Corporal Nigel Noel Brown, 2/18th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan PO
Qld. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of QX20993 Gunner Vincent Mervyn Warren Brown, 2/10th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) he
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX24736 Private Sydney Walter Brown, 2/18th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX65389 Private William Frederick Brown, 2/10 Ordnance Workshop, Australian Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. He was one of over 2000 Allied
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
