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
Next of Kin	Father , Mr Charles Herbert Gray
Military Information
Reg Number	WX10378
Date of Enlistment	18 Dec 1940
Rank	Corporal
Unit/Formation	2/4th Australian Machine Gun Battalion
Transport Details	USS Mercy & HMS Collosus Korea to Manila
Transport Details	Consolidated PBY Catalina A24-377 Manila - Darwin - Perth
Post War Details
Fate	POW Singapore 1942 Returned to Australia
External Monument(s)	The Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial Ballarat, Victoria
Medals	1939-45 Star Pacific Star War Medal 1939-45 Australian Service Medal 1939-45

War Service

A member of 8 Platoon, B Company who was promoted to Corporal on 24 Jan 1942.

Captured on 15 Feb 1942 when Singapore was surrendered to the Japanese. After a short period in Singapore POW camps, he was transported to Korea aboard the SS Fukkai Maru, leaving Singapore on 20 Aug 1942, and arriving at Pusan in Korea on 21 Sep 1942. POW Numbers 331 & 271.

"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

External Links

• Ballarat POW Memorial