FINDLAY, Alexander William
| Service Number: | WX8874 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 October 1940, Claremont, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Inverurie, Scotland , 28 June 1901 |
| Home Town: | Kalamunda, Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Illness, Thailand, 19 January 1944, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1 F 39 |
| Tree Plaque: |
Kalamunda Stirk Park Memorial Walk
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| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kalamunda Darling Range Road District Roll of Honour |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX8874 | |
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| 25 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX8874, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Claremont, WA |
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Son of George and Elizabeth Findlay; husband of Margaret Porter Findlay, of Kalamunda, Western Australia.
HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED
FINDLAY, Alex (2/4th MG Battalion, AIF).—A tribute to the memory of Alex Findlay, husband of our respected member, Mrs A. H. Findlay, who died on service while POW, Thailand, January 19, 1944. Inserted by Darling Range Women's Auxiliary, RSL. MRS W. DOHERTY, President; MRS P. BOYLAN. Hon Secretary.
Greater love hath no man.
FINDLAY, Alex (2/4 MG Battalion).— A tribute to the memory of Alex, highly respected member of Darling Range Sub-Branch RSL, who died whilst POW, Thailand, January 19, 1944. Inserted by Darling Range Sub-Branch. R. S. LOGIE, President; B. FARTHING, Hon Secretary.
At the going down of the sun, and in
the morning, we will remember.
FINDLAY.—In loving memory of Alex, died while POW, Thailand, January 19, 1944. Inserted by Mum Nestor and Margaret Leigh.
God has taken one of the best.
FINDLAY.—A tribute to the memory of Alex, who died of illness, Thailand, January 19, 1944. Ever remembered by John, Belle and Jean (Mosman Park).