WEHL, Frederick George
| Service Numbers: | QX16680, 16680 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Roma, Queensland, 27 February 1906 |
| Home Town: | Roma, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grazier/Farmer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Borneo, 2 August 1945, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave - Panel 3, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Roma Cenotaph, Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial, Town of Roma & Shire of Bungil WW2 Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 31 Jan 1941: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, QX16680, 2nd/10th Field Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW2 | |
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| 31 Jan 1941: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
| 31 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX16680, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 7 Dec 1941: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 16680, 2nd/10th Field Regiment, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, QX16680, 2nd/10th Field Regiment, Prisoners of War | |
| 2 Aug 1945: | Discharged AIF WW1 |
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Elder brother to QX16684 Gnr. Joseph Roy Wehl (/explore/people/651744) who also died of illness while prisoner of Japan on 21 Jan 1944
"...QX16680 Gunner Frederick George Wehl, 2/10th Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery. 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. Gunner Wehl, aged 39, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 2 August 1945. He was the son of Victor Edward and Antonia Sophia Wehl, of Roma, Qld. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 3..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
"BROTHERS DIED IN P.O.W. CAMPS
Two brothers, Gunner F. G. and Sgt. J. R. Wehl, of the 2/10 Field Regiment, A.I.F., died of illness while prisoners of war, Fred in Borneo and Roy in Malaya. They are sons of Mrs. A. S. and the late E. Wehl, of Hazelmont, Roma. Fred was born in Roma, but spent most of his life on Narridy and Collingwood, in the Surat district. In 1938 he went to Roma, where he bought a sheep property. Selling this, he enlisted in the A.I.F. and became a prisoner of war when the Japanese captured Singapore. Roy, before enlisting, had completed his education at the Southport School, where he was prominent on the sports field. Another brother, Ted, is serving with the R.A.A.F. He had a property at Dulacca which he sold when he enlisted." - from the Queensland Country Life 07 Mar 1946 (nla.gov.au)
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