| Service number | NX52054 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1905-05-02 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Queensland, St George |
| Death Date | 1945-05-23 |
| Death Place | Borneo |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Unit | 2/20th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Private Clarence Barker Wilson
Description
Private Clarence Barker Wilson enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 1 July 1940. He served with 2/20 Australian Infantry Battalion in Malaya, and was part of the 2/20 Battalion Band. Private Wilson was captured as a prisoner of war when Singapore fell to the Japanese in February 1942. He was held in Sandakan Prisoner of War Camp, Borneo. On 23 May 1945, Private Clarence Barker Wilson died of illness. He is commemorated at Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia.
Rolls
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Second World War POWs and Missing Persons:
- Unit
- 2/20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Private
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 2/20th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 02 May 1905 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of death | 23 May 1945 |