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MUIR, Archibald Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX5053 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 October 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Sailors Falls, Victoria, Australia, 14 June 1909 |
| Home Town: | Forrest, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Dandenong, Victoria, Australia, 30 September 1986, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Grave: M A R Synnot Lawn, Row BM, 39 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 24 Oct 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, VX5053 | |
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| 18 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, VX5053 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Ian Fox
Archibald was captured by Germans at Corinth in Greece, and was initially imprisoned there before being transferred and moved between POW camps in Austria.
He was reported missing in Greece on 2 June 1941 and confirmed as a POW on 26 June 1941. He was "recovered" in April 1945 and arrived in England on 23 May 1945; and disembarked in Australia on 8 August 1945.
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