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BEITZ, Graham Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX16287 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 July 1940, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 1 June 1920 |
| Home Town: | Wynnum, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness (POW of Japan), Thailand, 13 October 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: Sp Mem. A10 G 2. Roll of Honour: Wynnum Sth, Queensland., 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, QX16287, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, QX16287, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 11 Jul 1940: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX16287, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia | |
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX16287, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
Died whilst Prisoner of War
Mr. R W Beitz, of Zig Zag Street, Red Hill has been notified that his son, Private Graham Victor Beitz, died of illness on October 13, 1943 while a prisoner of war in Siam.
The Telegraph Monday 15 October 1945 page 5
Submitted 13 October 2015 by Faithe Jones
Biography
Son of Richard Walter and Alma Amelia BEITZ
Of Red Hill, Qld.
Son of Mrs. A A CAVENDISH
Of Richmond Road, Morningside
(next of kin listed in The Courier Mail Thursday 25 October 1945 page 5)
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