RUDD, William Thomas
| Service Number: | VX43384 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | London, England, 5 February 1905 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Sandakan, Borneo, 13 July 1945, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" LABUAN MEMORIAL (Panel 21) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX43384, Caulfield, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX43384, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) | |
| 7 Dec 1941: | Involvement Lance Corporal, VX43384, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Malaya/Singapore | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 13 Jul 1945: | Involvement Corporal, VX43384, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Prisoners of War |
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"...VX43384 Lance Corporal William Thomas Rudd, 4th Reserve Motor Transport Company, Australian Army Service 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. Lance Corporal Rudd, aged 40, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 13 July 1945. He was the son of Frederick William and Harriet Elizabeth Rudd, and the husband of Annie Louisa Rudd, of Windsor, Vic. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 21..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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