MILLAR, Sydney Bertram
| Service Number: | VX57642 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/9th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 January 1921 |
| Home Town: | King Island, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Borneo, 29 April 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 26. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, King Island Cenotaph, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Townsville 9th Field Ambulance Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 12 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX57642, 2nd/9th Field Ambulance | |
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| 12 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, VX57642, Royal Park, Victoria | |
| 29 Apr 1945: | Involvement Private, VX57642, 2nd/9th Field Ambulance, Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...VX57642 Private Sydney Bertram Millar, 2/9 Field Ambulance, Australian Army Medical Corps. 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 Millar, aged 24, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 29 April 1945. He was the son of Bertram Stanley and Janet Miller, of Mirboo North, Vic. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 26..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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