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WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX8707 Corporal Frank Nazzari, 2/4th Machine Gun 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. Corporal Nazzari, aged 29, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 24 April 1945. He was the son of Mr and Mrs O. Nazzari, and the husband of Anne Nazzari, of West Perth, WA. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 18. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX4891 Corporal George Smith, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandak
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX12985 Lance Corporal Peter James Negri, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held i
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX8867 Corporal George William Taylor, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in t
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX5018 Private Charles Baden Shelvock, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in t
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX17582 Private George Lake, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandaka
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX12209 Corporal William McCullough, 105th General Transport Company, Australian Army Service Corps. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (PO
