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IRONMONGER, Charles Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX8327 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Corby, WA, 5 May 1901 |
| Home Town: | Wannanup, Mandurah, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Natural causes, Western Australia, 1 April 1987, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: |
Karridale Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 21 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX8327, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
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| 21 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Private, WX8327, Claremont, Western Australia | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 13 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX8327, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 13 Dec 1945: | Discharged Private, WX8327, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
"Charles Henry Ironmonger Enlisted 11th Battalion Essex on 16th birthday WW! 1914 - 1918 Transferred to 15 Batt Scottish Rifles. Discharged as Corporal 11 March 1919 aged 19 years and 10 months.
WW11 WX8327 Cpl C H Ironmonger 2/4 Aust MG Batt AIF
21 Aug 1940 - 13 Dec 1945 (1,941 days) 3 1/2 years Japanese POW (Changi) R.A.S. Badge A/141899 (Return from Actice Service)Disch Karrakatta WA 13 Dec 1945 Cert No 336297"
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