ALCHIN, Milton Carl
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | Attached Royal Navy |
| Born: | West Wyalong, New South Wales, Australia, 12 June 1914 |
| Home Town: | West Wyalong, Bland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postal Worker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, 6 miles from Tung Fusham Island, China on board "Lisbon Maru", 2 October 1942, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Sai Wan Memorial AWM Commemorative Rill |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Attached Royal Navy |
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Son of Thomas ALCHIN and Victoria May nee CHAPMAN
The Lisbon Maru left Hong Kong, 1942/09/27 for Shanghai with 1816 prisoners on board. Attacked and sunk by USS Grouper (American submarine).
MILTON ALCHIN
Official advice has been received by Mr. and Mrs. T. Alchin, of Wyalong, that their son, Milton, met his death on 28th September, 1942, when he was on a torpedoed prison ship.
The ship, the Lisbon Maru, was carrying prisoners who were being transferred from Hongkong to Shanghai.
In the early days of the war Milton was on the GPO staff in Sydney, and he volunteered for special work in the Intelligence Section of the Naval Dockyards.
Early in 1941 he went to Hong kong, and was there when the city was taken in December of that year.
He was born in Wyalong, and was 23 years of age at the time of his death.
On leaving school he worked at both Wyalong and West Wyalong Post Offices, where he became well known and popular with residents of both towns.
Since he was captured his parents received only one card from him, and that arrived in December of last year—two years after his death.
His widow resides in Sydney, and, in addition to his parents, he leaves one sister (Mrs. Geo. Abbott, of Wyalong).