CLISSOLD, John Joseph
| Service Number: | NX24769 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 May 1941, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Camden, New South Wales, 9 September 1909 |
| Home Town: | Wentworthville, Holroyd, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Borneo, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 14 July 1945, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia, Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 29 May 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX24769, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 29 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX24769, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 14 Jul 1945: | Involvement Private, NX24769, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...NX24769 Private John Joseph Clissold, 2/18th 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. Private Clissold, aged 35, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 14 July 1945. He was the son of James and Mary Clissold, of Wentworthville, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 10..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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