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CAREY, Alfred Aitkinson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX2591 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 May 1909 |
| Home Town: | Bushy Park, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Timor, 4 May 1942, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 15. Row A. Grave 10. Inscription: "MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Launceston 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, TX2591 | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX2591, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Died whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. Nature of death recorded as coronary occlusion and malaria. | |
| 4 May 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion, Member of Sparrow Force (Timor). |
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