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Private William Alfred Macaulay
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Private William Alfred Macaulay

Birth
Myrtleford, Alpine Shire, Victoria, Australia
Death
29 Apr 1945 (aged 45)
Monument
Labuan, Federal Territory of Labuan, Malaysia Add to Map
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Panel 28.
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Son of William and Alice Macaulay and the husband of Janet Isabella Macaulay of Myrtleford, Victoria. He was one of over 2,000 Allied prisoners of war held in the Sandakan POW camp in North Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force. The 1,494 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 Macaulay, aged 45, died as a prisoner of the Japanese.
Australian Army Ordnance Corps - Service No. VX56999
Son of William and Alice Macaulay and the husband of Janet Isabella Macaulay of Myrtleford, Victoria. He was one of over 2,000 Allied prisoners of war held in the Sandakan POW camp in North Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force. The 1,494 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 Macaulay, aged 45, died as a prisoner of the Japanese.
Australian Army Ordnance Corps - Service No. VX56999

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