MENZ, Alfred Charles
| Service Number: | SX5596 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 June 1940, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2) |
| Born: | Kalgoorlie, SA, 27 November 1908 |
| Home Town: | Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Yongala Vale School South Australia Australia |
| Occupation: | Police Officer |
| Died: | Adelaide South Australia, Australia , 10 October 1990, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Willaston General Cemetery, South Australia Niche Wall 8 D North |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 17 Jun 1940: | Involvement Captain, SX5596 | |
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| 17 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 17 Jun 1940: | Enlisted SX5596 | |
| 27 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| 27 Nov 1945: | Discharged SX5596 | |
| 27 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Captain, SX5596, Australian Army Provost Corps (WW2) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Anthony Ralston
Alfred Charles was born on 27 November 1908 in Kalgoorlie, South Australia, Australia,he was the eldest son of Phillip & Beatrice Menz. Alfred joined the South Australia Police in 1930 he was placed into the mounted branch. He married Minetta Ida Bockmann on 15 February 1936 in South Australia. He put his Policing career on hold and joined the Australian Army and was placed into 8th division provost Company,where he obtained the rank of captain. Alf was taken prisoner on 15 February 1942 in Singapore, and remained there until the end of the war. Alf died on 10 October 1990 in Adelaide, South Australia, at the age of 81, and was buried in Mitcham, South Australia.
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