The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Reid
- First Name:
- Vernon Spence
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX17857
- Company:
- ‘A’ Company
- Enlisted:
- 3.02.1941
- Discharged:
- 14.12.1945
- DOB:
- 2.05.1919
- Place of Birth:
- Pingelly, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Maude Hemingway Reid
- Mothers's Name:
- Rose Reid
- Religion:
- Church of England
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Farmhand
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi;
- Force:
- ‘A’ Force Burma, Green Force, No. 3
- Camps Thailand:
- Tamarkan, Bangkok (go‐downs)
- POW#:
- 1498
- Return Details 1945:
- Thailand-Singapore by aircraft; Singapore-Fremantle, HMT Circassia
General Description
Soldier wounded in action at Buona Vista on 15/2/192. Soldier was evacuated to 2/9th Field Ambulance at St Andrews Cathedral a few hours before surrender with shrapnel wounds to his left hip, right leg and right rapiteal space. Transferred to 2/13th Australian General Hospital until discharged to unit on 22/2/1942.
Camp Locations:
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Tamarkan, Tha Makham 56k - Thailand
