KERR, James Richard
| Service Number: | NX49191 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 13 May 1921 |
| Home Town: | Bankstown, Bankstown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway labourer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Borneo, 15 February 1945, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia Panel 12 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX49191 | |
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| 14 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX49191 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...NX49191 Private James Richard Kerr, 2/19th 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 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. Private Kerr, aged 23, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 15 February 1945. He was the son of Ernest James Kerr and Mary Kerr, of Bankstown, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 12..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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