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CAREY, Walter George
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| Service Number: | NX58159 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Z Special Unit |
| Born: | Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia, 7 December 1913 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Trader and Recruiter |
| Died: | Executed, Malaya, 7 July 1945, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery Coll. grave 28. A. 1-10. |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Operations Jaywick & Rimau |
Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge
Leitenant Walter George Carey was part of the Z Special Forces who using the captured Japanese fishing boat Krait to sail from Australia and destroyed the Japanese fleet in the Singapore harbour. he also took part in a second raid which failed and he was capured, face a Japanese Military court and was executed by beheading on 7/7/1944. His role in the Z Special forces was captured in the film The Highest honour also known as the Heroes of the Krait 1982 Directed by john McLean.
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