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ATKINS, Frederick Leslie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX10551 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 June 1940, Maryborough, QLD, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Aldershot, Rushmoor District of Hampshire, England, 24 September 1909 |
| Home Town: | Hivesville, South Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Burma, Thailand, 12 December 1943, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A16. H. 3. , Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar, Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Murgon Memorial Wall, Murgon RSL Honour Board, Murgon War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX10551, 2nd Infantry Training Battalion | |
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| 22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX10551, 2nd Infantry Training Battalion, Maryborough, QLD, Australia | |
| 22 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, QX10551, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Dec 1940: | Involvement Private, QX10551, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Dec 1940: | Transferred Private, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Transferred: 01/12/1940, From-2nd Training Battalion -To- [2/26 Bn] 2nd/26th Australian Infantry Battalion; (NAA, Pg-3). | |
| 20 Nov 1941: | Promoted Corporal, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, (NAA, Pg-4) | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Involvement Corporal, QX10551, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore, (NAA, Pg's-3, 4) |
Personal Stories
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Roll of Honour: Hivesville, Sth Burnett Region, Qld.