WHYTE, Raymond James Russell
| Service Number: | VX64181 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 10 May 1917 |
| Home Town: | Eaglehawk, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness (while a prisoner of the Japanese), Borneo, 5 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, Eaglehawk Loyal Catherine Lodge Honour Roll WW2 |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX64181 | |
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| 6 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX64181 | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Wight
VX64181 Private Raymond James Russell Whyte, 2/10th Ordnance Workshop, Australian Corps of Electrical & Mechanical Engineers 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.
Private Whyte, aged 28, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 5 June 1945.
He was the son of Thomas Henry and Adelaide Whyte and is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 30.
Source: AWM
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