CRAIN, Lloyd Thomas
| Service Number: | NX54181 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 June 1940, Paddington, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | Australian Employment Company |
| Born: | Emmaville, New South Wales, Australia, 8 September 1917 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman & Packer |
| Died: | Illness (Pneumonia & Cholera) whilst a POW of the Japanese, Thailand, 14 June 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A13, B, 9 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kokoda Track Memorial Rose Garden |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, NX54181 | |
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| 24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, NX54181, Australian Employment Company, Paddington, NSW |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William Thomas CRAIN and Marion Edith CRAIN nee TODD, of Petersham, New South Wales, Australia.
HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED
His father died from injuries from a fall in a horse race in 1929 when he was 12 years old
Survived by his mother and brothers Lionel, Herbert and Ronald.
NX54181, L/Cpl. L. T. Crain,
A.I.F. Headquarters, Malaya, on
2/1/1942, writes:—
Dear Miss Hine, — I wish to acknowledge the receipt of a Xmas Hamper from your Society, and I also want to thank you very sincerely for not only what it contained but for the thought which prompted it. A parcel is something which we all look forward to, and I assure you it is very much appreciated .
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