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PERSKE, Clifford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX22425 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Z Special Unit |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 3 May 1917 |
| Home Town: | Cleveland, Redland, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Execution, Java, Netherlands East Indies, 5 April 1945, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Memorial Location: Column 117, Singapore Memorial (within Kranji War Cemetery). Roll of Honour: Cleveland, Brisbane Bayside, Queensland., Singapore Memorial, Singapore |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Cleveland Redlands Honour Roll, Cleveland War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery, Wellington Point St James' Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Corporal, QX22425, 2nd/5th Armoured Regiment | |
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| 21 Jul 1941: | Involvement Corporal, QX22425, 2nd/5th Armoured Regiment, (NAA, Pg-6) | |
| 21 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, QX22425, Z Special Unit | |
| 21 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Corporal, QX22425, 2nd/5th Armoured Regiment, Brisbane, QLD, Australia | |
| 4 Aug 1941: | Promoted Lance Sergeant, 2nd/5th Armoured Regiment, (NAA, Pg-6) | |
| 23 Mar 1942: | Promoted Sergeant, 2nd/5th Armoured Regiment, (NAA, Pg-7) | |
| 7 Mar 1943: | Involvement Sergeant, Australian Army Service Corps, (NAA, Pg's-6, 12) | |
| 21 May 1943: | Promoted Lieutenant, Australian Army Service Corps HQ, (NAA, Pg-16) | |
| 6 Dec 1944: | Involvement Lieutenant, QX22425, 2nd/10th Armoured Regiment, (NAA, Pg-12, 14) | |
| 6 Dec 1944: | Transferred Lieutenant, 2nd/10th Armoured Regiment, (NAA, Pg-12, 16) | |
| 29 Dec 1944: | Involvement Lieutenant, QX22425, Z Special Unit, (NAA, Pg's-14, 12, 16) Involved: 29/12/1944, Rank: Lieutenant, Unit: "Z" Special Unit. This is -as per stated- 1st reported missing - [Date: 09/03/1945], and for official purposes is presumed dead. To Date of Death: 05/04/1945, AWM-Roll of Honour. | |
| 29 Dec 1944: | Transferred Lieutenant, Z Special Unit, (NAA, Pg-14, 16) | |
| 9 Mar 1945: | Imprisoned Reference Information: (NAA, Pg-12), also AWM-Roll of Honour. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of Francis Ludovic PERSKE, & Amanda Maria (nee LOHSE) PERSKE, of Cleveland, Brisbane Bayside Region, Queensland.
Next of Kin - Spouse: Betty Lucy (nee STAMMER) PERSKE, of Kedron, Brisbane City, Queensland.
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