FOOTE, Peter Norman
| Service Number: | VX57114 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Ordnance Workshop |
| Born: | Eastbourne, England, 25 December 1904 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Borneo, 5 February 1945, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 29, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, VX57114, Royal Park, Victoria | |
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| 3 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX57114 | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Involvement Private, VX57114, 2nd/10th Ordnance Workshop, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 5 Feb 1945: | Involvement Private, VX57114, 2nd/10th Ordnance Workshop, Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...VX57114 Private Peter Norman Foote, 2/10th Ordnance Workshops, Australian Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. 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 Foote, aged 40, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 5 February 1945. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 29..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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