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FITZPATRICK, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX12288 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 July 1940, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 5 June 1910 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan - cholera), Shimo Sonkurai Camp, Thailand, 28 May 1943, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Grave Reference: A6. B. 5., Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX12288, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX12288, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 28 May 1943: | Involvement Private, QX12288, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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