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CAREY, Walter George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX58159 |
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| 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 whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, 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, Five Dock War Memorial, Operations Jaywick & Rimau, Rimau Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX58159, 2nd/2nd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Nov 1943: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Z Special Unit | |
| 7 Jul 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX58159, Z Special Unit |
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