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ANNEAR, Dudley Athelstan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX13457 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 December 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia , 11 May 1910 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | North Kalgoorlie Primary School & East Goldfields High School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Malaya, 14 February 1942, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Singapore War Memorial, Singapore Col 135 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX13457 | |
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| 11 Dec 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX13457, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 14 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX13457, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Dudley Athelstan ANNEAR was born in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia on 11th May, 1910
His parents were John Henry ANNEAR & Ada Eva Frances CHAPPLE
He was listed as missing in action which was changed to Killed in Action in Malaya on 14th February, 1942 - no known grave
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His brother Richard Winston (Win) ANNEAR (SN WX13468) was also in the 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion and was taken prisoner of war - he was discharged from the Army on 26th February, 1946
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