BEALE, Rex Francis Strangman
| Service Number: | VX12397 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 April 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mosman, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 4 November 1900 |
| Home Town: | Toorak, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Sydney Church of England Grammar, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Australian Staff Corp. Army |
| Died: | Massacred, Malaya, 13 February 1942, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Major, VX12397 | |
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| 4 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), VX12397, Staff Corps, South Melbourne | |
| 4 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Major, VX12397 | |
| 13 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Major, VX12397, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Rex Francis Strangman BEALE was born in Mosman, Sydney on 4th November, 1900
His parents were Reginald Hugo BEALE & Violet Frances COYLE
He married Leila Tasma DAVIES on 17th August, 1925 at St Johns Cathedral in Brisbane - they divorced in 1934 - one known child Rex
His 2nd marriage was to Alrema SAMUELS nee BECKE in Manly, Sydney on 9th April, 1936 - not known if they had any children
He enlisted on 4th April, 1940 in South Melbourne with the Australian Army and was a Major in the Australian Staff Corp and the 22nd Australian Infantry Brigade
He died on 13th February, 1942 in the Alexandra Hospital in Singapore after being involved in a prisoner of war massacre in Malaya
His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial, The Singapore Memorial Column 117 and the Prisoner of War Memorial in Ballarat, Victoria
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His son Rex Anthony Strangman BEALE (SN 171347) also served in WW2 in the Royal Australian Air Force and was discharged in 1946
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