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BOYD, John Harkness
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX13616 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Longreach, Queensland, 29 November 1914 |
| Home Town: | Clayfield, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Law clerk |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX13616, Kelvin Grove, Queensland | |
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| 1 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX13616, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 2 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, QX13616 | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 3 Jan 1946: | Discharged Private, QX13616, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 3 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX13616, 2nd/10th Field Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Naomi Redsell
POW Selerang Square Changi Camp Singapore, then sent on the "Wales Hard" that sailed from Keppell Harbour early on 15th day of May 1943, arriving at Moji, Japan early on the morning of the 7th day of June 1943. Remained at Kobe House POW Camp, Kobe, Japan in which there were approximately 600 prisoners of war.
POW at No.10 Prisoner of war camp, Nagoya, Japan, in which camp there were approximately 200 other Rank prisoners of war.
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