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WAPLING, James Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX48817 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 September 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | DARTMOOR, VIC, 25 September 1919 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 22 May 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, VX48817 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, VX48817 |
Personal Stories
James Herbert Wapling
James (Jimmy) 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.
Corporal Wapling, aged 25, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 22nd May 1945.
Jimmy is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 21.
Submitted 14 April 2022 by Jeff Wapling
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