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WILKIE, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX8706 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 October 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Perthshire, Scotland, 27 July 1908 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plantation Owner/miner |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 17 May 1945, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial Panel 19 Age 36 , Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Boyup Brook Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX8706 | |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX8706, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
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