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Charles William (Tiny) Gray

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Charles William (Tiny) Gray
SS Fukkai Maru.jpg
Photo was taken immediately before POWs were landed at Pusan 24 Oct 1942
Personal Information
Date of Birth 9 Nov 1914
Place of Birth Ravensthorpe, Western Australia
Occupation miner
Religion Church of England
Military Information
Reg Number WX10378
Date of Enlistment 18 Dec 1940
Rank Corporal
Unit/Formation 2nd/4th Australian Machine Gun Battalion
Ship Returned On PBY Catalina A24-377



Pre War

War Service

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. Repatriated from Keijo, Chosen (Korea). Return Details 1945: Korea-Manila, USS Mercy & HMS Collosus, Manila-Darwin-Perth PBY Catalina aircraft A24-377 "Adam Park Camp - Singapore Johore Bahru, - Malaysia Selarang Camp Changi - Singapore Keijo - Korea *** Konan - Korea"


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

Post War

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