Identity
Person No.
21301
Service No.
VX27811
Last Name
First Name
William
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
39
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
POW 1,365
Died as prisoner of war
Cause of Death
Died whilst a POW. 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 B Force. The 1494 POW's that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942
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Location
Notes
Son of George and Nettie Reid; husband of Elvie Reid, of Seaford, Victoria. Born Cape Town, South Africa
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