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CARTER, Alan Malcolm
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX62603 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Headquarters (2nd AIF) |
| Born: | Tempy, Yarriambiack Shire, Victoria, 9 March 1920 |
| Home Town: | Sulky Gully, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Textile Worker |
| Died: | Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 13 September 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave; At Sea; (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Memorial Location: Panel 8., 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, VX62603 | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Sep 1941: | Involvement Private, VX62603, Headquarters (2nd AIF) | |
| 6 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Private, VX62603, Headquarters (2nd AIF), Town Hall-Royal Park, Melbourne City, Victoria | |
| 6 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX62603 | |
| 15 May 1943: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, (NAA, Pg-3) | |
| 15 May 1943: | Involvement Private, VX62603, Headquarters (2nd AIF), Malaya/Singapore, (NAA, Pg-3) | |
| 6 Sep 1944: | Embarked Private, VX62603, Headquarters (2nd AIF), Embarked with(1318-POW'S) Ship: "Rakuyo Maru", 06/09/1944, Singapore; Japanese - Convoy of ships: "HI-72"; Destination: Mainland of Japan - mines; Date and Location of Disaster: 12/09/1944, Off east coast of Hainan Island, Sth China Sea; Cause of Disaster: Unmarked Japanese Transport Ship, "Rakuyo Maru" was torpedoed by USA-submarine - "Sea Lion". |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of Russell David, & Lily CARTER, of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.