BAGUST, Roy
| Service Number: | NX29073 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 June 1941, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 21 October 1919 |
| Home Town: | Rooty Hill, Blacktown, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Borneo, 18 July 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX29073, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 13 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX29073, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 18 Jul 1945: | Involvement Private, NX29073, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Lynette Forde
"...NX29073 Private Roy Herbert Bagust, 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 Bagust, aged 23, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 18 July 1945. He was the son of George Bernard and Ada Sabina Bagust, of St. Mary's, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 12." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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