In Memory Of
REID, WILLIAM
Service Details
Age:
39
Date of Birth:
1905-04-07
Service No:
VX27811
Rank:
Sapper
Unit:
A.I.F. 2/10 Fd. Coy.
Regiment:
Royal Australian Engineers
Date of Death:
1944-12-27
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
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 5.
Cemetery:
LABUAN MEMORIAL
Country:
Malaysia
Additional Information
Son of George and Nettie Reid; husband of Elvie Reid, of Seaford, Victoria. Born Cape Town, South Africa
