FINDLAY, John George
| Service Numbers: | NX56338, N190780 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Balgownie, New South Wales, Australia, 23 November 1920 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 12 June 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery 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
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, NX56338 | |
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| 19 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N190780, 7 Field Regiment AMF | |
| 20 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Gunner, NX56338 | |
| 20 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX56338, 2nd/15th Field Regiment | |
| 7 Jul 1942: | Imprisoned |
Sandakan
John George Findlay (POW:697) was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as 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 the 18th July 1942.
Gunner Findlay, aged 24, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 12th June 1945.
Cause of death is listed as Malaria.
He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 4.
Info from awm.gov.au
Submitted 30 January 2020 by Carole Sim
Family
John, also known as Jack, Findlay was the dearly beloved only son of Catherine and David Findlay of Riverstone, NSW and the fiancé of Mysie Dallimore of North Sydney, NSW.
Submitted 30 January 2020 by Carole Sim