Redmond Lees DE COURCEY

DE COURCEY, Redmond Lees

Service Number: QX22349
Enlisted: 16 October 1941, Townsville, Queensland
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion
Born: Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 15 August 1921
Home Town: Townsville, Townsville, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Thailand, 15 December 1943, aged 22 years
Cemetery: Kanchanaburi War Cemetery
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Memorials: Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
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World War 2 Service

16 Oct 1941: Enlisted Private, QX22349, Townsville, Queensland
16 Oct 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX22349, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion
17 Oct 1941: Involvement Private, QX22349, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore
27 Jan 1942: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion
15 Feb 1942: Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore
15 Dec 1943: Involvement Private, QX22349, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion

Redmond

Redmond was born in Townsville Queensland and was the son of my great grandmother Kathleen Mary Decourcey as Kathleen was unmarried he was raised by mother two times great grandmother Mabel Maud Decourcey .
Redmond was loved by my family and my grandmother spoke of him with love and fondness as her big brother he was sorely missed when he passed .
Thank you my great uncle for your sacrifice so I your mummy's namesake can be free much love Kathryn

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