Allegiance Australia Died 7 July 1945 Rank Captain | Years of service 1940–1945 Unit Z Special Unit | |
Born 21 July 1920
Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia ( 1920-07-21 ) Buried at Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore Service/branch Second Australian Imperial Force Battles/wars Second World War
Operation Jaywick
Operation Rimau Awards Distinguished Service Order Award Distinguished Service Order Places of burial Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji, Singapore Battles and wars World War II, Operation Jaywick, Operation Rimau | ||
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.
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