| Service number | VX24728 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 14/10/1913 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne, Sandringham |
| Death Date | 09/09/1967 |
| Death Place | Australia: Victoria, Melbourne |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | 2/22nd Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Lieutenant James Robert Badham
Description
Lieutenant James Robert Badham enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 17 June 1940, after previously serving in the Militia. After a period of training, he embarked for service in Rabaul, New Britain with 2/22 Australian Infantry Battalion in April 1941. With this unit, Lieutenant Badham served as part of Lark Force, tasked with protecting airfields and a seaplane base near Rabaul. In January 1941, Lieutenant Badham was taken as a prisoner of war when the Japanese captured Rabaul. As a prisoner, he was interned in various prisoner of war camps, including Zentsuji Camp in Shikoku, Osaka, Japan. Lieutenant Badham was liberated after the war, and discharged on 9 January 1946.
Rolls
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Second World War POWs and Missing Persons:
- Unit
- 2/22nd Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant
Timeline
| Date of birth | 14/10/1913 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 17/06/1940 | |
| Date of discharge | 09/01/1946 | |
| Date of death | 09/09/1967 |