GARRETT, William John
| Service Number: | TX5854 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1941, Launceston, Tas. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Flinders Island Tasmania, Australia, 11 May 1909 |
| Home Town: | Whitemark, Flinders, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Flinders Island |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Presumed, At sea (South West Pacific Area), East China Sea, Pacific Ocean, 24 June 1944, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Flinders Island Cenotaph, Lady Barron Flinders Municipality War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, TX5854 | |
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| 14 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, TX5854, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion, Launceston, Tas. | |
| 24 Jun 1944: | Imprisoned POW on the Tamahoko Maru, presumed drowned after the ship was destroyed |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Deb Robinson
William John Garrett's name is on the Singapore Memorial
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Margaret Garrett, and stepson of William Edward Robinson, of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Died as Prisoner of War aboard the Japanese Ship Tamahoko Maru, Singapore Memorial, Singapore
GARRETT - In fond and loving memory of our darling brother, TX5854 Pte. W. J.. Garrett, late 2/40 Battalion. A.I.F.. drowned off a Japanese transport off Nagasaki while a P.O.W. on June 24, 1944; aged 34 years.
He followed the path of duty,
He answered his country's call,
He died an Australian hero.
The most glorious death of all.
He gave the greatest gift of all
The gift of his unfinished life.
-Inserted by his loving sister and brother-in-law, Kath and Max.