DARRAGH, Lionel Aloysius
| Service Number: | NX69767 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 March 1941, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kyogle, New South Wales, 7 June 1919 |
| Home Town: | Ghinnighi, Kyogle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan) Sandakan, Borneo, 20 June 1945, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave - Panel 10, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
World War 2 Service
| 11 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX69767, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 11 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX69767, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 20 Jun 1945: | Involvement Private, NX69767, 2nd/18th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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Lionel Aloysius DARRAGH was born on 7th June, 1919 in Kyogle, NSW
His parents were William Charles DARRAGH and Mary Rose BYRNE
He enlisted with the Army on 11th March, 1941 as a Private - his last posting was with the 2/18th Australian Infantry Battalion- Service no. NX69767
Listed as missing in Malaysia 1st April, 1942 and 4th October 1943 and was in Borneo Camp 16th October 1944
He died on 20th June 1945 and is buried somewhere along the track between Sandakan and Ranau while a prisoner of the Japanese
His name is listed at the Labuan War Memorial, Malaysia
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