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EVANS, Lionel Morris
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX6923 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 June 1940, Wayville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Salvage Unit |
| Born: | Wallaroo, South Australia, 22 July 1905 |
| Home Town: | Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Borneo, 14 February 1945, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave - Panel 31, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Wallaroo RSL Clubroom Honour Board, Wallaroo Soldiers Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX6923, Wayville, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, SX6923 | |
| 4 Dec 1940: | Involvement Private, SX6923, 8th Division Salvage Unit | |
| 5 Dec 1940: | Promoted Corporal, 8th Division Salvage Unit | |
| 30 Jul 1941: | Embarked Corporal, SX6923, 8th Division Salvage Unit, HMT EE (Marnix van St. Aldegonde), Melbourne | |
| 8 Feb 1942: | Involvement Corporal, SX6923, 8th Division Salvage Unit, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 14 Feb 1945: | Involvement Corporal, SX6923, 8th Division Salvage Unit, Prisoners of War |
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