Australian Groups

Sale 131    22–25 Nov 2022   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 2547    SESSION 17 (11.30AM FRIDAY 25TH NOV)    Australian Groups

Estimate $3,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au

GROUP OF FOUR TO POW DIED ON SANDAKAN DEATH MARCH: 1939-45 Star; Pacific Star; War Medal 1939-45; Australia Service Medal 1939-45. NX56657 J.T.Roebuck. All medals impressed. Mounted on a display card, very fine - extremely fine.

With named Memorial Scroll and other original documents.

John Thomas Roebuck, labourer, age 18, born at Newtown, Sydney, NSW; Enl.12Feb1934 at Belmore, Sydney, NSW, in militia; Disch.01Jun1935 ex 56Bn; AIF enlistment, now a roof tiler, age 25; Enl.21Nov1941 at Paddington, Sydney, NSW; Emb.10Jan1942 with 2/19 Infy Bn; Missing 16Feb1942 and then reported POW in Borneo and Malaya; Died 16May1945 from illness while on the Sandakan Death March; commemorated at Labuan Memorial, Malaysia.

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