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BIDSTRUP, Neal Mortimer
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX16936, QX6936 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 April 1941, Toowoomba |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warra, Queensland, 6 July 1914 |
| Home Town: | Warra, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Dalby State School |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Cholera, Shimo Sonkurai Camp, Thailand, 27 May 1943, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery Grave Ref A6,B,13,Grave 062 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Dalby War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, SN QX16936 | |
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| 23 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Army, Private, SN QX6936, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Toowoomba | |
| 27 May 1943: | Involvement Australian Army, Private, SN QX6936, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Neal Mortimer BIDSTRUP was born in Warra, Queensland on 6th July, 1914
His parents were Alfred Cyril BIDSTRUP & Jane MORTIMER who married in Warra in 1911 - he had one known sister, Anna Eva
His father Alfred served in WW1 (SN2900) and returned to Australia in 1919
He enlisted in Towoomba on 23rd April, 1941 with the 2/26th Infantry Battalion
Neal was taken prisoner of war after the fall of Singapore and died of Cholera in the Shimo Sonkurai Camp in Thailand on 27th May, 1943
He is buried in the Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery
He left his entire estate to his fiancee Eileen Agnes ANDERSON
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