KLINE, Jack
| Service Number: | NX39588 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 July 1941, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia, 19 April 1912 |
| Home Town: | Ashfield, Ashfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Brickmaker |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Borneo, 16 February 1945, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX39588, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 24 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX39588, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 16 Feb 1945: | Involvement Private, NX39588, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...NX39588 Private Jack Kline, 2/18th 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 Kline, aged 32, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 16 February 1945. He was the son of Alfred and Ruby Kline, and the husband of Ruby May Kline, of Ashfield, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 11..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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