The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 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 Taylor, aged 43, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 2 March 1945. He was the husband of Lucy May Taylor, of Subiaco, 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.)
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX26026 Lance Corporal Neville Henry Taylor, 2/18th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the S
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX73715 Private Arthur Allen Taylor, 2/19th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan
WA. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of WX17363 Private Claude Ocea Nash, 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sa
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
NSW. Paybook photograph, taken on enlistment, of NX52096 Bombardier David Taylor, 2/15th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the S
