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GLYNN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX11717 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, 5 May 1900 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Daw Park Hospital, South Australia, Australia, 20 November 1870, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Interred on the 25 November 1970 Catholic Section, Path 19, Grave 142A. Internment right number 26444 which expires on 25 November 2020 His wife Ellen is also interred in the same grave |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 10 Mar 1941: | Involvement Driver, SX11717 | |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX11717, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) | |
| 10 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 10 Apr 1941: | Embarked SX11717, Embarked for overseas Disembarked at Singapore on 24 April 1941 | |
| 10 Apr 1942: | Imprisoned Reported missing latter discovered interred in the Japanese Thai Camp | |
| 29 Sep 1945: | Embarked SX11717, Embarked at Singapore for Melbourne disembarking on 19 October 1945 | |
| 12 Jun 1946: | Discharged | |
| 12 Jun 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX11717, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Husband of Ellen Glynn of 120 Sussex Street, North Adelaide, SA. John's residential address at the time of death was Torrens Park, sA
Returned from Active Service Badge number is A302254
Previously served in the Imperial Army for many years