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SINNAMON, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX10094 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 25 April 1917 |
| Home Town: | Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 7 June 1945, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial, Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW2, Toowoomba WW2 Roll of Honour Book, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, QX10094 | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 17 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX10094, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 7 Jun 1945: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Gunner Francis Sinnamon QX10094 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 3 of the Labuan Memorial
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