ARNOL, George Douglas
Service Number: | TX8396 |
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Enlisted: | 11 November 1941, Hobart, Tasmania |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Swansea, Tasmania , 16 February 1922 |
Home Town: | Swansea, Glamorgan/Spring Bay, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Quarryman |
Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Thailand, 5 July 1943, aged 21 years |
Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Swansea Municipality of Glamorgan WW2 Honour Roll |
World War 2 Service
11 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Private, TX8396, Hobart, Tasmania | |
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11 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, TX8396, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion | |
5 Jul 1943: | Involvement Private, TX8396, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
George Douglas ARNOL was born on 16th February, 1922 in Swansea, Tasmania
His parents were George ARNOL & Mary Jane WIGGINS
Five of his brothers served in WW2
1. Hedley John ARNOL (SN VX13407) discharged 1945
2. Errol Denis George ARNOL ( SN VX5621) discharged 1945
3. Terrence William ARNOL (SN TX11313) and ( SN T11074) discharged 1944
4. Reginald James ARNOL (SN TX8565) discharged 1945
5. Cyril Stanley ARNOL (SN T255432) discharged 1946