Listed as missing in action in mid-1945, he is believed to have been tortured and executed by the Japanese during a mission on 13 April 1945. His remains were not discovered until 2013, on Kairiru Island and were buried the following year at
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery. His name is included on the World War II Honour Roll at RSL Memorial at
Bondi Junction. Spencer Walklate's brother, Eric Mervyn Walklate, was also killed in World War II. ==See also==