Charles William (Tiny) Gray

Charles William (Tiny) Gray

Personal Information
Date of Birth	9 Nov 1914
Place of Birth	Ravensthorpe, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	26 years, 1 month
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 Manila - Darwin - Perth
Fate	POW Singapore 1942 Returned to Australia
Monument	http://www.powmemorialballarat.com.au/
Medals	1939-45 Star Pacific Star War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45

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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