The Soldier's Details

Surname:
Nottle
First Name:
Wilfred Harold
Nick Name:
Bert
Rank:
Private
Regimental #:
WX9181
Company:
‘C’ Company
Enlisted:
30.10.1940
Discharged:
19.12.1945
DOB:
4.10.1918
Place of Birth:
York, Western Australia
Father's Name:
Richard James Nottle
Mothers's Name:
Amy Nottle
Religion:
Church of England
Pre-war Occupation:
Rabbit Trapper and Farmhand
Singapore:
Selarang Camp Changi; Johore Bahru; Adam Park; Selarang Barracks, Changi
Force:
‘D’ Force Thailand, S Battalion
Camps Japan:
Yamane; Niihama (wharf)
POW#:
8825 and 1698
Japan:
Rashin Maru Party
Return Details 1945:
Wakahama-Okinawa (admitted to 233rd General Hospital), USS Sanctuary; Okinawa-Manila (admitted to 248th General Hospital); Manila-Sydney, HMS Formidable; Sydney, admitted to 113(C)MH; Melbourne (admitted to 115 (H)MH; Melbourne-Perth by aircraft admitted to 110(P)MH

General Description

Nottle had been knocked off wharf at Niihama August 1945 and fractured his left ankle.  He was admitted to the camp hospital where he remained for 3 weeks.

 

Nottle
Nottle

Camp Locations:

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  • Johore Bahru, - Malaysia
  • Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
  • Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
  • Nihama, Hiroshima #2-B- Japan
  • Yamane, Hiroshima #3-D - Japan
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