PHELAN, Michael John
| Service Number: | VX50588 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 March 1941, Royal Park, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22 Brigade Ordnance Field Park (Malaya) |
| Born: | Rosedale, Victoria, 8 December 1908 |
| Home Town: | Oakleigh, Monash, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Skilled labourer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Borneo, 27 June 1945, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave - Panel 28 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Private, VX50588, Royal Park, Victoria | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX50588 | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 27 Jun 1945: | Involvement Private, VX50588, 22 Brigade Ordnance Field Park (Malaya), Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...VX50588 Private Michael John Phelan, 22nd Brigade Ordnance Field Park, Australian Army Ordnance 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 Phelan, aged 36, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 27 June 1945. He was the son of Michael Patrick and Ellen Teresa Phelan, of Oakleigh, Vic. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 28..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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