BLACK, Arthur Ernest John
| Service Number: | VX45274 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 July 1940, Caulfield, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment |
| Born: | Casterton, Victoria, Australia , 15 September 1913 |
| Home Town: | Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Malaya, 4 January 1944, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery I C 7 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX45274, Caulfield, Victoria | |
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| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX45274 | |
| 4 Jan 1944: | Involvement Gunner, VX45274, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Prisoners of War |
Arthur Black
Arthur Black was born and raised at Casterton, Victoria. His parents owned a farm. I believe he trained at Puckapunyal. Sailed on T.S.S. zealandia. Served in Malaya. I believe he was a prisoner of war. Worked on the Burma railway. Imprisoned at Changi prison. Was buried st Kranji cemetery, then Changi cemetery. He married Eddie Fry, from Penshurst, Victoria. Edie was a trained nurse and Midwife. She never remarried after her beloved Arthur died. She was a Senior nurse at Hamilton Hospital and 'The Grace McKellar Aged care facility, Geelong. Edie is buried in Geelong West cemetery. Arthur's parents sold their farm and retired to Geelong after Arthur's death.
Submitted 13 February 2017 by Susan Cameron
Biography contributed by Susan Cameron
Arthur Black sailed on T.S.S. Zealandia from Australia for service in Malaya and Singapore. He was taken prisoner of war and imprisoned in Changi prison. It is believed he may have also worked on the Burma Railway during his incarceration.
Arthur died while POW and is buried in Singapore's Changi (Kranji War) Cemetary I.C.7
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