GALVIN, Edward Ambrose
| Service Number: | VX41657 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1940, Caulfield, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 16 April 1912 |
| Home Town: | Malvern East, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Xavier College Melbourne |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Burma, 13 October 1943, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A16 A 17, Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, VX41657 | |
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| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted VX41657, Caulfield, Vic. | |
| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX41657 | |
| 13 Oct 1943: | Discharged Sergeant, VX41657 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adrian Jones
Son of Charles Augustine and Frances Galvin, of East Malvern, Victoria, Australia.
DIED WHILE POW
Sgt Edward Galvin, third son of Mr and Mrs Charles Galvin, of 7 Manning rd, East Malvern, died on October 13, 1943, while a prisoner of war in Japanese hands. He, with his youngest brother, Montague, were captured when Singapore fell. Although no official notification has been received concerning Montague, his release from Prison camp
has been announced by wireless and through the Press. Sgt Edward Galvin was educated at Xavier College and before his enlistment in 1940 was attached to the staff of Kayser knitting mills.
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