The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX73279 Private Cecil William Newman, 88th Light Aid Detachment, Australian Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. 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 Newman, aged 24, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 11 March 1945. He was the son of William and Mercy Beatrice Newman, of Scone, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 29. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX9260 Private Stanley Edward Neale, 88th Light Aid Detachment, Australian Army Ordnance Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) he
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX26368 Private Henry Frederick Bowerman, 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 NX35900 Corporal John William Knox, 2/19th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan P
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX47920 Sergeant William John Vaughan, 8th Division Signals, Australian Corps of Signals. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX67873 Private Francis William Jacobs, 2/10th Ordnance Workshops, Australian Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. He was one of over 2000 Allie
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX18955 Private James William Joseph Ince, 2/18th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the San
