GRACE, Michael David
| Service Number: | NX32767 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 June 1940, Paddington, NSW, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Australian General Hospital |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 June 1903 |
| Home Town: | Darlinghurst, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Prisoner of War - Executed, Malaya, Singapore, 17 March 1942, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery Coll. grave 32. D. 1-8. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, NX32767, General Hospitals - WW2 | |
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| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX32767, 1st Australian Army Service Corps Company , Paddington, NSW, Australia | |
| 24 Jun 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX32767, 2nd/5th Infantry Battalion , (NAA, Pg-5) | |
| 29 Jul 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX32767, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore, (NAA, Pg's-5, 6) | |
| 14 Nov 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Promoted (specifically): 14/11/1940, [A/Cpl], Acting Corporal. (NAA, Pg-5). | |
| 15 Feb 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-10) | |
| 18 Feb 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, NX32767, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Ship: 18/02/1941, [HMT Q.M] HMT Queen Mary. Rank (Specifically): Acting Corporal. (NAA, Pg-5). | |
| 3 May 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, NX32767, 2nd/10th Australian General Hospital, Malaya/Singapore, (NAA, Pg-6, 11) | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, (NAA, Pg's-10, 11) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Corporal Michael Grace was awarded the Commendation for Gallantry for actions following capture by the Imperial Japanese Army on 15 February 1942 until his execution as a result of an escape attempt on 17 March 1942. On or around 16 March 1942, Corporal Grace and five other men escaped Changi Prison Complex, stole a boat but were recaptured by Japanese forces while wading ashore on the Malay side of the Johor Strait. Corporal Grace and the other five men, who were also awarded a Commendation for Gallantry, were subsequently sentenced to death and executed on 17 March 1942. - Defence Honours and Awards
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