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GILLEN, Peter Paul Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX11641 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | Clare, South Australia, 29 July 1897 |
| Home Town: | Woodville, Charles Sturt, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Miss M.F. Tilbrooks School, St Josephs - Clare & Clare Primary school |
| Occupation: | Stonemason & Storeman |
| Died: | Illness, Sandakan, Borneo, 8 January 1945, aged 47 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Clare Memorial Row of Trees, Clare WW2 Memorial Gates, Clare and District WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Mar 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX11641 | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 5 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX11641, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) | |
| 9 Apr 1942: | Imprisoned | |
| 8 Jan 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX11641, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), 4th Reserve, Motor Transport Co. |
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Peter Paul Michael GILLEN was born in Clare, South Australia on 29th July, 1897
His parents were Thomas Philip GILLEN & Theresa McGILLICK who married in St Michael & St Johns church in Terowie, SA on 10th October, 1894
He was taken as prisoner of war of the Japanese on 9th April, 1942 and died from Malaria in Sandakan Camp, Borneo on 8th January, 1945 - no known grave
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