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SA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of SX11457 Craftsman Edwin Henry Cole, 2/4th Army Form Workshop, 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. Craftsman Cole, aged 35, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 18 May 1945. He was the husband of E. J. Cole, of Perth, WA. 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.)
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX61991 Craftsman Graham Charles Garner, 2/10th Ordnance Workshop, Australian Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. He was one of over 2000 Allie
Vic. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of VX56512 Craftsman Harold Michael Callander, 2/4th Field Workshop, Australian Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. He was one of over 2000 Allied
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX10826 Private John Robert James, 2/19th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan PO
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX30197 Private Sidney Sherwood, 2/18th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX32229 Private Ernest Charles Evans, 2/18th 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 NX32241 Private Edward Clive Alexander, 2/19th Battalion Australian Infantry, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW
