Walter George CAREY

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CAREY, Walter George

Service Number:	NX58159
Enlisted:	18 July 1940
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	Z Special Unit
Born:	Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia, 7 December 1913
Home Town:	Abbotsford, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Trader and Recruiter
Died:	Executed, Malaya, 7 July 1945, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Kranji War Cemetery Coll. grave 28. A. 1-10.
Memorials:	Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Operations Jaywick & Rimau

World War 2 Service

18 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NX58159, Z Special Unit
7 Jul 1945:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, NX58159, Z Special Unit

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Biography contributed by Kathleen Bambridge

Leitenant Walter George Carey was part of the Z Special Forces who using the captured Japanese fishing boat Krait to sail from Australia and destroyed the Japanese fleet in the Singapore harbour. he also took part in a second raid which failed and he was capured, face a Japanese Military court and was executed by beheading on 7/7/1944. His role in the Z Special forces was captured in the film The Highest honour also known as the Heroes of the Krait 1982 Directed by john McLean.

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