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MOYLAN, Bertie Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 524, SX2649 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 39th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Casterton, Victoria, Australia, 24 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | West Croydon, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Military Instructor |
| Died: | West Croydon, South Australia, 15 June 1990, aged 93 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Hindmarsh Croydon WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Apr 1916: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 524, 39th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 524, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 27 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 524, 39th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 524, 39th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, SX2649, 2nd/27th Infantry Battalion |
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Personal Stories
Two World Wars
Bertie Alexander Moylan served in both World War I and in World War II. In WWI he served in the 39th Battalion, AIF and was wounded three times. He attained the rank of Lance Corporal.
In WWII he served as the Quartermaster in the 2/27th Battalion with the rank of Captain and later as Major. He was captured in the Middle East by the Germans and served as a prisoner of war at Oflag VB and Oflag VIB in Germany.
Submitted 12 June 2019 by Craig Tilley
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