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CASTLES, Peter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX22930 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Cobram, Victoria, Australia, 12 March 1916 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tractor and Truck Driver |
| Died: | Cholera, Thailand, 6 June 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Plot A1, Row C, Grave 4 Roll of Honour Whittlesea Victoria Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Katandra West Primary School Lone Pine, Whittlesea WW2 Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, VX22930 | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Caufield, Victoria | |
| 19 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX22930 |
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2/10 Field Company
Rank - Sapper
21 October 1942 wound in action
Served 12 months in the AMF
Son of Peter and Catherine Castles, of Richmond, Victoria, Australia.