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‘B’ COMPANY HEADQUARTERS
Commanding Officer:
WX2352 Capt Gavin McR. BUNNING
Second in Command:
WX3453 Capt Avon Reah Smith-Ryan
Remained in Singapore througout the war and was reovered from Changi Gaol at the end of war.
C.S.M.
WX8207 W.O.II Arthur Sidney Hewby Warrant Officer Class 2
Hewby left Singapore with ‘D’ Force Thailand V Batallion. This Work Force suffered terrible loss of life on the Burma-Thai Railway. Hewby was recovered from Ubon, Thailand a the end of war.
C.Q.M.S.
WX9556 S/Sgt Randolf Stuart Campbell: Staff Sergeant.
B. 1906 Scotland. Campbell remained in Singapore throughout the war and was recovered from Changi at the end of war.
Transport Corporal:
WX222 Cpl T.J. Barnett
Corporal Cook:
WX4891 A/Cpl George Smith (Promoted 21 Jan 1942)
George left Singapore with ‘E’ Force Borneo to Sandakan, North Borneo. He tragically died on the Sandakan-Ranau track 7 June 1945 aged 42 years.
CORPORALS:
WX5200 A/Sgt William Joseph Robinson (Promoted 14 Feb 1942). Robinson missed reboarding ‘Aquitania’ before she sailed from Fremantle 16 Jan 1942. He was one of about 99 well-trained 2/4th machine gunners left behind in Fremantle and they arrived in Java where he was attached to ‘Blackforce’ 2/3rd MGB. Java capitulated to Japan 8 March 1942.
He was imprisoned on Java and left with work party Java Party No. 6, O Battalion. ‘Bulla’ as he known died of dysentery Hintock Road Camp, Burma-Thailand Railway aged 25 years.
WX5221 A/Cpl S.A. Currie
PRIVATES
WX G.P. BIGGS
\WX9316 A. BROOKSBAN (BATMAN/RUNNER TO
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