The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- Riebe
- First Name:
- Robert Ronald
- Rank:
- Private
- Regimental #:
- WX8952
- Classification:
- Despatch Rider
- Company:
- ‘D’ Company
- Enlisted:
- 25.10.1940
- Discharged:
- 24.01.1946
- DOB:
- 10.05.1920
- Place of Birth:
- Bayswater, Western Australia
- Father's Name:
- Charles Joseph Riebe
- Mothers's Name:
- Wilhelmina Riebe
- Religion:
- Methodist
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Clerk
- Singapore:
- Selarang Camp Changi; Johore Bahru; Adam Park; Selarang Barracks Changi
- Force:
- ‘D’ Force Thailand, S Battalion
- Camps Thailand:
- Kanu II, Chungkai, Non Pladuk, Sonkurai‐Nikhe Defence Line
- POW#:
- 4 6546 and 8837
- Return Details 1945:
- Thailand-Singapore by aircraft; Singapore-Fremantle, HMT Highland Brigade
General Description
This soldier served with the BCOF in Japan. His Regt. No. was WX501060. He was discharged on 9th March, 1949.
Bob Reibe passed away in 1991.
Camp Locations:
- Adam Park Camp - Singapore
- Johore Bahru, - Malaysia
- Selarang Barracks Changi - Singapore
- Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
- Chungkai, 60k - Thailand
- Kanu II, 152.30k - Thailand
- Non Pladuk, 0k - Thailand
- Songkurai 294k - Thailand
