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Robert Page (soldier)
Robert Charles Page, DSO (21 July 1920 – 7 July 1945) was an Australian soldier who was a member of Z Special Unit during the Second World War. He took part in Operation Jaywick and Operation Rimau, in which he was captured and executed by the Japanese. He was the nephew of Australian prime minister Sir Earle Page, and the son of Harold Page, who died as a Japanese prisoner of war in 1942. Page was played by John Howard in the film The Highest Honor (1983) and Chris Morsley in The Heroes (1989) and Heroes II: The Return (1991).[1]
Robert Page | |
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Page in 1943 | |
| Born | 21 July 1920 Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 7 July 1945 (aged 24) Singapore |
| Buried | Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore |
| Allegiance | Australia |
| Service/ | Second Australian Imperial Force |
| Years of service | 1940–1945 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Z Special Unit |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Order |
| Relations | Harold Page (father) Sir Earle Page (uncle) |
References edit
- ^ Lithgow, Shirley, 'Page, Robert Charles (1920–1945)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 25 June 2012