Coming Soon.
BLOW, Rex
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 414721, QX4648 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | Z Special Unit |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, 13 November 1917 |
| Home Town: | Hamilton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Springvale, Victoria, 29 December 2000, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Victorian Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 414721, later QX4648 (3/11/1939) | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 1939: | Involvement Major, QX4648, Z Special Unit | |
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, QX4648, Z Special Unit | |
| 3 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Private, QX4648, Kelvin Grove, Queensland | |
| 1 Jul 1940: | Promoted Lieutenant | |
| 1 Jan 1944: | Promoted Captain | |
| 10 Aug 1944: | Promoted Major | |
| 2 Mar 1947: | Discharged Major, QX4648, Z Special Unit | |
| 2 Mar 1947: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, QX4648, Z Special Unit |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Rex Blow's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography
"...QX4648 Major Rex Blow, DSO and winner of the American Silver Star. Whilst a prisoner of war of the Japanese he escaped from Berhala Island in Sandakan Harbour in 1943 to the Philippines where he joined forces with the 105th Infantry Regiment, United States Army, and saw service with the "10th Military District" (The name given to the Mindanao Guerilla Command), in action against the Japanese in Lanao province." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Showing 3 of 3 images.
Click images to start slideshow.
Click images to start slideshow.