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Lark Force 2/10 Field Ambulance
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The following Australian Soldiers of Lark Force were taken Prisoners of War and executed by bayonetting by Japanese soldiers at Tol Plantation, New Britain on 4 February 1942
1. VX37991; Pte ALLEY, Philip John; Aged 21; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
2. NX51455; Pte APPLETON, John William; Aged 32; 8 Division Supply Column.
3. NX47047; Pte ATTWATER, Roger Miller; Aged 23; 2/10 Field Ambulance.
4. VX47278; Pte AUST, Douglas George Irwin; Aged 22; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
5. VX43123; Pte BAKER, James; Aged 36; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
6. VX36614; Pte BAKER, Wilfred James; Aged 41; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
7. VX18563; S/Sgt BAUER, Frank Burgess; Aged 24; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
8. QX64929 (Q90858) Spr BAUMGARTNER, Raymond; Aged 19; Rabaul Fortress Engineers.
9. VX44081; Pte BEGGS, Lynton Lister; Aged 30; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
10. VX46960; Pte BENNETT, Roger Keith; Aged 35; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
11. VX21868; Pte BRITTEN, George William; Aged 23; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
12. NX51822; Pte BROWN, Charles William; Aged 40; 17 Anti-Tank Battery.
13. NX32404; Pte BUCK, Cecil; Aged 22; 2/10 Field Ambulance. (Brother of NX32405 BUCK, Richard)
14. NX32405; Pte BUCK, Richard; Aged 23; 2/10 Field Ambulance. (Brother of NX32404 BUCK, Cecil)
15. VX24203; Pte BURNETT, Angus William; Aged 33; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
16. VX16483; Pte BURNETT, Edward Joseph; Aged 22; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
17. VX43864; Sgt BUTT, John Henderson; Aged 28; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
18. NX46687; Pte CANTWELL, Ronald Maurice; Aged 27; 2/10 Field Ambulance.
19. NX60008; A/Sgt CASTON, Stewart Cameron; Aged 25; 2/10 Field Ambulance.
20. VX24061; L/Cpl CHAPMAN, William Ivan; Aged 22; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
21. VX32477; Pte CHAPMAN, Ronald Mervyn; Aged 20; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
22. NX35686; Pte CLARK, Robert John Clyde; Aged 29; 8 Division Petrol Company.
23. NX37642; Pte CLISSHOLD, Thomas Benjamin; Aged 29; 2/10 Field Ambulance.
24. VX37490; Pte COOK, Ronald Harry; Aged 21; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
25. VX28345; Pte COPLAND, John Robert; Aged 41; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
26. NX191474 (N109935) Gnr CURTIS, Albert Thomas;Aged 19; Rabaul Anti-Aircraft Battery.
27. NX35471; Pte CUSACK, Allan Michael Campbell; Aged 37; 8 Division Supply Column.
28. VX46617; Gnr CUTLER, Ernest Charles; Aged 26; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
29. VX24210; Pte DALTON, Bernard Joseph; Aged 21; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
30. VX30037; Pte DAVIE, Jack Alexandria; Aged 23; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
31. NX191441 (N107781) L/Bdr DAVIES, Bruce Gordon; Aged 21; Rabaul Anti-Aircraft Battery.
32. QX64942 (Q195004) S/Sgt DAVIES, David John; Aged 40; Australian Army Pay Corps.
33. VX41720; Pte DICKINSON, Herbert James; Aged 28; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
34. VX23598; Pte DOUGLAS, Hugh Peter; Aged 21; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
35. VX22944; Pte DOYLE, Leigh James; Aged 28; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
36. VX50046; Pte DUFFIELD, Clive Francis; Aged 23; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
37. VX129435 (VP7111) Gnr DUNCAN, Gordon Leslie Alexander; Aged 20; 'L' Heavy Battery, Rabaul.
38. VX37682; Pte EDWARDS, Jack; Aged 35; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
39. VX23858; Pte EVANS, Bruce; Aged 22; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
40. VX42571; Pte FLOATE, Harry John; Aged 21; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
41. VX24932; Pte GALLAHAR, Douglas Arthur; Aged 20; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
42. NX65305 (N74480); Pte GALLOWAY, Harold William; Aged 23; 2/10 Field Ambulance.
43. VX23940; Pte GARDNER, Douglas Trevor; Aged 23; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
44. VX47672; Pte GOLDSWORTHY, Russell George; Aged 22; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
45. VX46605; Pte GORRIE, Harold David; Aged 22; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
46; VX24031; Gnr GRAY, Robert; Aged 35; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
47. VX20848; Pte GREGORY, Keith William; Aged 22; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
48. VX40640; Pte GROUTCH, John; Aged 32; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
49. VX37510; Pte HAINES, Trevor William George; Aged 23; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
50. VX29050; Gnr HAMPSON, Patrick Thomas; Aged 27; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
51. QX64936 (Q185866) WO2 HARRINGTON, Kevin Berchmans; Aged 29; HQ New Guinea Area.
52. NX27487; Pte HENNESSY, Frank Harold; Aged 29; 2/10th Field Ambulance.
53. VX30541; Pte HENSHALL, Hector Alfred; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
54. VX14542; Pte HEWETT, Stanley James; Aged 21; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
55. VX30237; Sgt HOCKING, Ernest Thomas; Aged 29; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
56. NX65306 (N72341) Sgt HUDSON, Gordon Ross; Aged 22; 2/10th Field Ambulance.
57. NX54894; Gnr HUTTON, William James; Aged 39; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
58. QX64941 (Q 194872) Sgt JOYCE, James Keith; Aged 27; Lark Force Pay Corps.
59. VX24108; L/Cpl KAUFMANN, Hope Albert; Aged 32; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
60. VX24042; Pte KAY, Hector Donald; Aged 40; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
61. VX30453; Pte KELLAM, Herbert; Aged 22; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
62. VX44953; Pte KINNERSLEY, Frank Hall; Aged 33; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
63. VX24124; Pte KIRKWOOD, Donald; Aged 26; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
64. VX33933; Gnr LAKE, Harold James; Aged 25; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
65. VX129338 (VP4295) L/Sgt LAMBERT, Raymond Leslie; Aged 25; 'L' Heavy Battery, Rabaul.
66. VX25622; Pte LEAK, John William; Aged 37; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
67. VX21136; Pte LEES, Eric; Aged 29; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
68. NX45545; Gnr LIDDELL, Edward; Aged 40; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
69. VX28222; Pte LYNCH, Terence John; Aged 28; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
70. VX24936; Pte LYONS, Vincent; Aged 18; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
71. VX26370; L/Cpl MAYNE, Richard Charles Graham; Aged 36; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
72. VX36928; WO2 McGEE, William Donald Jardine; Aged 24; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
73. VX43904; Cpl McLEOD, Alexander Keith; Aged 35; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
74. SX38285 (S15697) Cpl McLEOD, Jack Archibald; Aged 22; Rabaul Fortress Signals.
75. NX35775 Pte McNICKLE, Frederick Field; Aged 26; 8 Division Supply Column.
76. QX64934 (Q107552) Pte MILKINS, William Augustus; Aged 28; HQ New Guinea Area.
77. VX31411 Cpl NICHOLS, Murray James; Aged 18; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
78. VX36616 Pte NORTHWAY, Edward Norman; Aged 45; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
79. VX47666 Pte O'DONNELL, Ian Hamilton;; Aged 26; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
80. VX29456 Pte OUSLEY, Daniel Joseph; Aged 23; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
81. VX29569 Pte PAGE, Alfred Baden; Aged 37; 2/22nd Infantry Batalion.
82. VX32286 Gnr PARKER, Bruce Oliver; Aged 24; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
83. VX30758 L/Cpl PEARLMAN, Leslie; Aged 33; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
84. VX129408 (V71870) Spr PERRY, Jack; Aged 22; Rabaul Fortress Engineers.
85. NX34370 Gnr PILGRIM, Basil; Aged 22; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
86. VX37405 L/Cpl POLLARD, William Robert; Aged 39; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
87. TX5226 L/Bdr PRIESTLY, James Samuel; Aged 32; 'L' Heavy Battery. (Killed in Action)
88. NX57390 Gnr RICHARDSON, Walter Alexander; Aged 32; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
89. VX23912 L/Cpl ROBERTS, Torres Hopkins; Aged 43; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
90. QX64938 (Q191728) Pte ROWNTREE, Harold Reginald; Aged 23; HQ New Guinea Area.
91. VX28997 Pte ROY, Charles Stuart; Aged 33; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Twin brother of VX28980)
92. VX28980 Pte ROY, Colin Campbell; Aged 33; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Twin brother of VX28997)
93. NX71223 Gnr RUDDOCK, Samuel Arthur; Aged 30; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
94. VX22336 Pte RYAN, James; Aged 35; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
95. VX19468 Pte SEESSLE, John Alfred Benjamin; Aged 27; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
96. VX23907 L/Cpl SILK, John Douglas; Aged 23; 2/22 Infantry Battalion.
97. VX46455 L/Sgt SMITH, Bruce William; Aged 27; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
98. VX23955 Pte SNELL, Albert Walter; Aged 18; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
99. VX23807 Gnr SOMERVILLE, John; Aged 34; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
100. VX22809 L/Cpl STAFFORD, Maxwell; Aged 31; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
101. NX72179 Gnr STRANGE, John Cameron; Aged 27; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
102. VX40056 Gnr SYDENHAM, Charles Grey; Aged 24; 17th Anti-Tank Regiment.
103. VX26960 Pte TURNER, Arthur Lawrence; Aged 28; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
104. QX64908 (Q42203) Cpl URRY, Kevin Albert; Aged 24; HQ New Guinea Area.
105. VX22518 WO2 VINCENT, Harry Paterson; Aged 37; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
106. VX45864 Pte WALLIS, Richard Henry; Aged 25; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
107. VX37529 Cpl WALKER, Jasper Edward Alexander; Aged 33; 2/22 Infantry Battalion.
108. VX24178 Pte WALTER, John Lewis; Aged 26; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
109. NX45161 Pte WEBB, Thomas; Aged 29; 2/10 Field Ambulance.
110. NX52658 Cpl WEST, William Clement; Aged 21; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
111. VX24045 L/Cpl WHITTLE, Leslie Charles; Aged 27; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Brother of VX24036 WHITTLE, Walter Frederick).
112. VX24036 Pte WHITTLE, Walter Frederick; Aged 23; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion. (Brother of VX24045 WHITTLE, Leslie Charles).
113. VX28520 Cpl WILKINSON, Allan Robert; Aged 35; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
114. NX42480 (N109181) L/Bdr WILTON, Allen James; Aged 35; 17th Anti-Tank Battery.
115. VX35948 L/Cpl YENSCH, George Andrew; Aged 28; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion.
The balance of the 158 prisoners executed at Tol were civilians.
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