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DICKINSON, Keith Johnson
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX57167 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 June 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Collie, Western Australia, 24 December 1903 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Perth Modern School |
| Occupation: | Land surveyor |
| Died: | Executed (POW of Japan), Burma, 2 March 1943, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Subiaco Perth Modern School WW2 Supplementary Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Private, VX57167, Royal Park, Victoria | |
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| 4 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX57167, 2nd/15th Field Regiment | |
| 2 Mar 1943: | Involvement Gunner, VX57167, 2nd/15th Field Regiment, Prisoners of War |
Personal Stories
Executed after escape from Prison Camp Burma Railway
This is just a brief outline and I need to check what documents I have.
Keith Dickinson was in a group of 4 or 5 other prisoners who attempted to escape from one of the Jap POW work camps on the Burma Railway.
They were recaptured and Dickinson was beheaded.
He is buried in the Commonwealth War Cemetery (Thanbyuzayat) in Thailand.
Submitted 8 February 2018 by Gary Martin
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