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GARNER, Evelyn George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX14018 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 July 1940, Kelvin Grove, Qld, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tumut, NSW, Australia, 4 March 1916 |
| Home Town: | Kandanga, Gympie Regional Council, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Died at sea (POW of Japan - Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 12 September 1944, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Burial at Sea; (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Memorial Location: Panel 15, Labuan Memorial (within Labuan War Cemetery) Labuan Federal Territory., Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Gympie WW2 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, QX14018 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Sergeant, QX14018, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Kelvin Grove, Qld, Australia | |
| 4 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, QX14018, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 6 Sep 1944: | Embarked Sergeant, QX14018, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Embarked with(1318-POW'S) Ship: "Rakuyo Maru", Singapore; Japanese - Convoy of ships: "HI-72"; Destination: Mainland of Japan - mines; Date and Location of Disaster: 12/09/1944, Off east coast of Hainan Island, Sth China Sea; Cause of Disaster: Unmarked Japanese Transport Ship, "Rakuyo Maru" was torpedoed by USA-submarine - "Sea Lion". |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of George James & Annie Australia GARNER, of Yass, Southern Tablelands Region, New South Wales.
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