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ATKINSON, Edward Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX9936 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 June 1940, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 8 April 1908 |
| Home Town: | Sandgate, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Secretary |
| Died: | Illness, Thailand, 16 October 1943, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A13. C. 12. , Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX9936, 3rd Infantry Training Battalion | |
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| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX9936, 3rd Infantry Training Battalion, Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia | |
| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, QX9936, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Sep 1940: | Promoted Corporal, 3rd Infantry Training Battalion, (NAA, Pg-3) | |
| 1 Dec 1940: | Involvement Corporal, QX9936, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore, (NAA, Pg's-3, 4) | |
| 1 Dec 1940: | Transferred Corporal, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-3) | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, (NAA, Pg-4) | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Involvement Sergeant, QX9936, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore, (NAA, Pg-4) POW of Japan; Prison Camp: Malaya; [*not discharged*], From date-15/02/1942 -To date - 16/10/1943, died of illness whilst prisoner of the Japanese. | |
| 1 Mar 1942: | Promoted Sergeant, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-4) |
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Roll of Honour: Brisbane, Qld, Australia.