FITZALLEN, Wilkins
| Service Number: | TX3482 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia, 17 May 1911 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Kiln Operator |
| Died: | Prisoner of War - Executed, Timor, 23 October 1942, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
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| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, TX3482, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Oct 1942: | Involvement Lieutenant, TX3482, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Lieutenant Wilkins Fitzallen was awarded the Commendation for Gallantry for actions while held in captivity, during his escape and subsequent recapture by the Imperial Japanese Army on Dutch Timor during the period 23 February 1942 until his execution on, or before, 23 October 1942. LT Fitzallen escaped in May 1942, and was believed to be making his way to the south coast of Dutch West Timor with Sergeant Bertram West, intending to escape Timor by boat. Sergeant West was also awarded a Commendation for Gallantry. Both men had undertaken reconnaissance work while within the POW camp.- Defence Honours and Awards
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