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BEARD, Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX45128 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 July 1940, Caulfield Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Terang, Corangamite, Victoria, Australia, 12 January 1921 |
| Home Town: | Mortlake, Moyne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in action, Malaya, 22 January 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Kranji War Memorial SIngapore, Singapore Memorial, Singapore Col 129 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Shire of Mortlake War Memorial, Singapore Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX45128, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Caulfield Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX45128, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Dec 1941: | Involvement Private, VX45128, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore, Presumed KIA Muar River Malaya |
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