Robert Page (soldier)

Robert Page
Born (1920-07-21)21 July 1920
Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Died 7 July 1945(1945-07-07) (aged 24)
Singapore
Buried at Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore
Allegiance Australia
Service/branch 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 Sir Earle Page (uncle)

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 played by John Howard in the film The Highest Honor (1983) and Chris Morsley in The Heroes (1989) and Heroes II: The Return (1991). His uncle was Sir Earle Page.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Lithgow, Shirley, 'Page, Robert Charles (1920–1945)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University accessed 25 June 2012
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