GEMMILL, Stanley Cyril
| Service Number: | NX54810 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 November 1941, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Basingstone, England, 13 May 1916 |
| Home Town: | Gerringong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Borneo, 2 June 1945, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave - Panel 14, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Gerringong Congregational Church Honour Roll, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX54810, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX54810, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Jun 1945: | Involvement Private, NX54810, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...NX54810 Private Stanley Cyril Gemmill, 2/20th 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 Gemmill, aged 29, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 2 June 1945. He was the husband of Mrs A. Gemmill, of Omega, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 14..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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