SOLOMON, John Henry
| Service Number: | NX51847 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 June 1940, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 29 May 1908 |
| Home Town: | Glebe, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor driver |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Borneo, 11 February 1945, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX51847, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 28 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX51847, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, NX51847 | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 11 Feb 1945: | Involvement Private, NX51847, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...NX51847 Private John Henry (Jack) Solomon, 2/20 Battalion, of Glebe, NSW. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) of the Japanese held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force. The 1494 POWs that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942. Pte Solomon, aged 36, died of illness on 11 February 1945. He was the son of Joseph and Martha Rose Solomon, of Annandale, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 14." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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