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BANCROFT, Errol David
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX9488 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 June 1940, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane City, QLD. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rappville, New South Wales, Australia, 15 July 1919 |
| Home Town: | Casino, Richmond Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Borneo, 10 June 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Memorial Location: Panel 15, Labuan Memorial (within Labuan War Cemetery) Labuan Federal Territory. Roll of Honour: Casino, Northern Rivers Region, NSW. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Lismore St. Andrew's Anglican Church Sandakan Memorial Plaque, Nambour Maroochy Shire War Dead Memorial, Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX9488, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 19 Jun 1940: | Involvement Sergeant, QX9488, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 19 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Sergeant, QX9488, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane City, QLD. | |
| 19 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, QX9488, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, POW-Prisoner of War: 15/02/1942, Sandakan Camp - Borneo; Died of Illness - to Date of Death: 10/06/1945, Borneo. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of David John & Christina BANCROFT.
Next of Kin - Wife: Irene Catherine BANCROFT, of Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast, Queensland.
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