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BLACOW, Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX10686 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 2 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Blackpool, England, 29 April 1910 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Thailand, 2 June 1943, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Plot A1, Row D, Grave 7 Roll of Honour Brisbane |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Wondai Shire Honour Roll WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX10686 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1940: | Involvement QX10686, d/d 2/6/1943 POW | |
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Maryborough, Queensland | |
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 2 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX10686, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Jun 1943: | Discharged |
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2/26 Battalion
Rank - Private
Son of John Harold and Rachael Ellen Blacow; husband of Audrey Eunice Blacow, of Hawthorne, Queensland, Australia.