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BRANDIS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX16743 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Z Special Unit |
| Born: | Meekatharra, Western Autralia, 2 October 1920 |
| Home Town: | North Perth, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Truck Driver |
| Died: | Executed by the Japanese, Borneo, 30 December 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery Official Commemoration - Grave Location: 19. A. 4., Ipswich War Cemetery, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Broome Z Special Unit Memorial, Gingin War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, WX16743, Z Special Unit | |
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| 29 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Sergeant, WX16743, Z Special Unit, Date and Place of Enlistment: 29/09/1941; Claremont, Western Australia; DVA Service Record of Sergeant: William BRANDIS; S-NO: WX16743. | |
| 29 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, WX16743, Z Special Unit | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Borneo - Operation Oboe July - August 1945, Wounded, "Execution"; Date and Place of Death: 30/12/1944; Borneo; (AWM) Roll of Honour, WWII POW'S & Missing Persons. |
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