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ASGILL, Colin Cyril
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX54534 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 June 1940, (Wallgrove Rd) Parramatta, NSW, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bogan Gate, Central West Region, New South Wales, Australia, 31 January 1920 |
| Home Town: | Parkes, Parkes, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness (POW of Japan), Borneo, 17 July 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Parkes & District Cenotaph, Parkes RSL Roll of Honour, Parkes Remembrance Walk, Wagga Wagga Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, NX54534 | |
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| 25 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, NX54534, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX54534, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion, (Wallgrove Rd) Parramatta, NSW, Australia | |
| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX54534, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion | |
| 29 Mar 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, POW-Prisoner of War - as per stated: 29/03/1942, officially presumed -missing in action/Prisoner of War-Borneo; to Date of Death: 17/07/1945, Died of Illness, Borneo (Sandakan Camp); (NAA Pg-4). |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of Ernest & Mathilda Elizabeth May ASGILL.
Spouse: Pearl Mary ASGILL, of Parkes, Central Western Region, New South Wales.
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