HARRIS, Cyril Montefiore
| Service Number: | NX56235 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Johannesburg, South Africa, 16 February 1908 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Borneo, 20 April 1945, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial A7 Malaysia, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX56235 | |
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| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX56235, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Nov 1943: | Imprisoned Enlistment/Embarkation WW2 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Terry Cook
Died of illness, whilst a POW. 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 E Force. The 500 Australian and 500 British POW's who made up E Force, left Changi on 28 March 1943, on board the S.S. DeKlerk arriving at Berhala Island (adjacent to Sandakan Harbour) on 15 April 1943. The POW's were held there until 5 June, when they were taken by barge to Sandakan. The next day they were transferred to the 8 Mile Camp, which was about half a mile from the B Force compound
Biography contributed by Gary Hockley
Son of Ernest Lionel and Jennie Frances Harris; husband of Theresa Emiline Harris, of Mosman, New South Wales.
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