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CRAFT, George Henry
Personal Details
Service Number: | QX13696 |
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Enlisted: | 1 July 1940 |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | London, England, United Kingdom, 27 December 1904 |
Home Town: | Nudgee, Brisbane, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Station Hand |
Died: | Illness, Thailand, 3 October 1943, aged 38 years |
Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: A2. B. 11., 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 Corporal, QX13696 | |
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1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Corporal, QX13696, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Kelvin Grove, Qld, Australia. | |
1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, QX13696, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Reported, as per stated: P.O.W Prisoner of War, 15/02/1942; Medical Condition - Illness, while P.O.W, to his death: 03/10/1943; in accordance with AWM Roll of Honour, & NAA Service Record of Corporal: George Henry CRAFT; SN QX13696. | |
15 Feb 1942: | Wounded Corporal, QX13696, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore, *NOT DISCHARGED* Wounded - Specifically: Medical Condition - illness, Outcome - Cause of Death: 03/10/1943; Burma (Myanmar); in a accordance with AWM Roll of Honour, and Naa Service Record of Corporal: George Henry CRAFT; SN QX13696. | |
3 Oct 1943: | Discharged |
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