KING, Charles Henry
| Service Number: | VX63472 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Signaller |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Signals |
| Born: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 7 September 1903 |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrical Linesman |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Borneo, 18 July 1945, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 8, Labuan Memorial, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Ranau Number 2 Prisoner of War Jungle Camp "The Last Camp Memorial" |
World War 2 Service
| 25 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Private, VX63472, Royal Park, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX63472 | |
| 13 Apr 1943: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Died of illness whilst he was a POW. | |
| 18 Jul 1945: | Involvement Signaller, VX63472, 8th Division Signals, Prisoners of War |
POW - Prisoner Of War Borneo
Signalman Charles Henry King, 8th Division Signals, Australian Corps of Signals. 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. Signalman King, aged 41, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 18 July 1945. He was the son of Thomas and Elizabeth King, and the husband of Olive May King, of Bendigo, Vic. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 8.
Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)
Submitted 13 September 2016 by Adrian Schmidt
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