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ELVISH, Robert Philip
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX8381 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, England., 18 September 1901 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Illness whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Thailand, 9 October 1943, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Burial reference: - Plot 1, Row M, Grave 54. Personal Inscription: - "FOR EVER ENGLAND". |
| 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, WX8381 | |
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| 13 Sep 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX8381 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - Robert and Emily Elvish, of Thorpe-le-Soken, Essex, England.