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MANSFIELD, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX39853 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd AIF Transport Companies and Platoons |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 27 March 1902 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Ballarat East State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Truck Driver |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 19 September 1985, aged 83 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria Buried 21 September 1985 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 24 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX39853 | |
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| 28 Feb 1941: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Driver, 2nd AIF Transport Companies and Platoons, Taken on Strength of the 4th Reserve Motor Transport Company 2nd AIF at Royal Park Melbourne for duty. | |
| 24 Apr 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Driver, VX39853, 2nd AIF Transport Companies and Platoons, Malaya/Singapore, Disembarked Singapore for duty | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Changi Singapore | |
| 12 Sep 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Driver, VX39853, 2nd AIF Transport Companies and Platoons, Emplaned Singapore for Melbourne Recovered POW 5th September 1945 Changi. | |
| 13 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Driver, VX39853, 2nd AIF Transport Companies and Platoons, Discharged 3MD Watsonia from 115th Military Hospital Heidelberg Victoria |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Pam Hamilton
Served Malaya 1941-42.
PoW 1942-45 Changi Singapore.
Awards 1939-45 Star , Pacific Star, Defence medal, War Medal & ASM 1939-45.