PAGE, Robert Charles
| Service Number: | NX19158 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 May 1941, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Z Special Unit |
| Born: | Queenbayan, New South Wales, Australia, 21 July 1920 |
| Home Town: | Potts Point, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney High School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Medical student |
| Died: | Executed (POW of Japan), Malaya, 7 July 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery Grave Location: Coll. grave 28. A. 1-10. |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Barton St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Operations Jaywick & Rimau |
World War 2 Service
| 26 May 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX19158, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 26 May 1941: | Enlisted NX19158, Z Special Unit | |
| 30 May 1941: | Transferred Sergeant, 2nd/4th Pioneer Battalion |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1941: | Promoted Lieutenant |
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World War 2 Service
| 7 Jul 1945: | Involvement Captain, NX19158, Z Special Unit, Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
"NX19158 Lieutenant Robert Charles Page, Medical Officer and member of the operative party of Operation Jaywick. This operation was conducted from 1 September 1943 to 19 October 1943 and involved a clandestine attack by a group of six allied operatives against Japanese shipping at Singapore. Page was executed by the Japanese on 7 July 1945 while a member of “Z” Special Unit." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
A film covering his involvement in the Z Special Forces working in the Pacific and south east Asia called The Highest Honour (also known as Heroes of the Krait) produced in 1982 directed by John McLean starring John Howard as Captain Bob Page. The unit made up of British, Scotish and Australian servicemen captured the Japanese fishing boat Krait and set out from Australia penetrated deep into Japanese held terriory over 17,000 kilometers they sunk Japanese ships in the Sinapore harbour. On there second mission they were captured and faced a Japanese Military court and where sentenced to death by beheading as a sign of the honour inwhich the Japanese held their dedication to duty and their courage.
Captain Robert Charles Page was a decorated soldier before he joined Z Special Forces. He was 24 years old when he died.
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