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CROOKS, Michael James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX9574 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia, 8 February 1919 |
| Home Town: | Mount Gravatt, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Thailand., 16 January 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1 C 40 |
| 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, QX9574 | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX9574, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 30 Jul 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX9574, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Embarked from Melbourne on HMT "EE". Disembarked in Singapore on 15 Aug 1941. | |
| 8 Dec 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX9574, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 16 Jan 1944: | Discharged | |
| 16 Jan 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX9574, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, POW Death. |
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