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BARAGWANATH, Wynne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX20558 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 June 1940, Caulfield, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warragul, Victoria, Australia, 26 August 1919 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Scotch College |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Illness whilst Prisoner of War, Borneo, 19 March 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 16, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX20558 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, VX20558, Caulfield, Victoria | |
| 3 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX20558, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Mar 1945: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, VX20558, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adrian Jones
Son of Alexander and Ella Ruth BARAGWANATH of East Malvern, Vic.
Died While POW
Pte Wynne Baragwanath, younger son of Mr and Mrs Alex Baragwanath, of the State Savings Bank Richmond, is reported to
have died while a prisoner of war in Borneo on March 19, 1945.
Pte Baragwanath was educated at Scotch College, and was on the staff of North Broken Hill Co Ltd when he enlisted in May, 1940. A member of B Company, 2/29th Battalion, he went to Malaya with the 8th Division inJuly, 1941. After the fall of Singapore he was sent to Sandakan in
August, 1942.
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