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COLLETT, Robert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX57550 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | Annandale, New South Wales, Australia, 10 October 1918 |
| Home Town: | Hurstville, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Pneumonia, whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Thailand, 18 February 1944, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Burial reference: - Plot1. Row D. Grave 62. Personal Inscription: - "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX57550 | |
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| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX57550, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) | |
| 18 Feb 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX57550, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2), Died of Pneumonia, Thailand, 18th February 1942. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents:- Edward Charles Collett and Mildred Corlett married 1918 Annandale, New South Wales.
Fate: - Captured by Japanese Forces in Java 17th March 1942, held in Thailand Camp where he succumbed to pneumonia on 18th February 1942.
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