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| placeofbirth	  = Ravensthorpe, Western Australia
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| occupation	  = miner
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| regnumber	  = WX10378
| enlistmentdate  = 18 Dec 1940
| rank	          = Corporal
| unit     	  = 2/4th Australian Machine Gun Battalion
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| medal1	  = 1939-45 Star
| medal2          = Pacific Star
| medal3          = War Medal 1939-45
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==Pre War==


==War Service==
A member of 8 Platoon, B Company
 
Captured Malaya, travelled to Korea on [[SS Fukkai Maru]], leaving Singapore on 20 Aug 1942, and arriving at Pusan in Korea on 21 Sep 1942.
"Adam Park Camp - Singapore
Johore Bahru, - Malaysia
Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore
Keijo - Korea ***
Konan - Korea"
 
Repatriated from Keijo, Chosen (Korea). Return Details 1945: Korea-Manila, USS Mercy & HMS Collosus, Manila-Darwin-Perth PBY Catalina aircraft A24-377 

Discharged 7 Jan 1946
Newspaper entries: West Australian 11 Jul 1942 listed as Missing; West Australian 1 Dec 1942 now POW.

==Post War==
 
===Notes===
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===External Links===
*[[Ballarat POW Memorial]]

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[[Category:Soldier ww2]]
[[Category:Born Australia ww2]]
[[Category:Born WA ww2]]
[[Category:Miner ww2]]
[[Category:Church of England ww2]]
[[Category:2/4th Australian Machine Gun Battalion]]
[[Category:POW ww2]]
[[Category:1942 POW ww2]]
[[Category:Returned to Australia]]
[[Category:Armadale-Kelmscott ww2]]