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BANNISTER, Colin Russell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX8312 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 October 1941, Brighton, Tasmania |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hamilton, Tasmania, 29 June 1922 |
| Home Town: | Ranelagh, Huon Valley, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Thanbaya Hospital, Burma, Thailand, 20 September 1943, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A.16; G.4, 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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 30 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Private, TX8312, Brighton, Tasmania | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, TX8312, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Sep 1943: | Involvement Private, TX8312, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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