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CHERRY, Kelvin Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX16938 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 April 1941, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wanoona, New South Wales, 30 November 1917 |
| Home Town: | Boonarga, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Died at sea (POW of Japan - Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 12 September 1944, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" (CWGC) Official Commemoration - MemorialLocation: Panel 15, Labuan Memorial (within Labuan War Cemetery) Labuan Federal Territory., Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 23 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, QX16938, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore | |
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| 23 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Private, QX16938, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Toowoomba, QLD, Australia | |
| 23 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX16938, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore |
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