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HUTTON, Arthur Cleland
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX17002 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 2 |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 2 October 1902 |
| Home Town: | Aramac, Barcaldine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 30 March 1945, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Aramac Memorial Park and Gates, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, QX17002 | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, QX17002, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 May 1945: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Warrant Officer Class 2 Arthur Cleland Hutton QX17002 of the 2/26th Battalion, Australian Infantry 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 part of B Force. The 1494 POWs 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
He is commemorated on Panel 14 of the Labuan Memorial
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