GRAHAM, William Hector
| Service Number: | VX43539 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Blackburn Victoria Australia, 16 November 1918 |
| Home Town: | Mordialloc, Kingston, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 9 April 1945, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Cemetery/memorial reference: Panel 26, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Townsville 9th Field Ambulance Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX43539 | |
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| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX43539 |
William Hector Graham
VX43539 Private William Hector Graham, 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 Graham, aged 24, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 9 April 1945. He was the son of George Edwin and Emily Maria Graham, of Auburn, Vic. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 26. (Photograph copied from AWM232, items 4 and 5. Personal information from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database.)
Submitted 28 June 2018 by Anthony Ralston
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