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GILLIES, Malcolm Vicars
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX73953 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Z Special Unit |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 3 February 1920 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | The Kings School, Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Sugar Chemist, (C.S.R. Pty Ltd) Colonial Sugar Refining Company |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Lombok Island, Lesser Sunda Islands, Netherlands East Indies, 27 May 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 19. Row D. Grave 14. Inscription: "HIS DUTY FEARLESSY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED”. |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Eastwood War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, NX73953, Z Special Unit | |
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| 8 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , 2nd/11th Armoured Car Regiment | |
| 8 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX73953, Z Special Unit | |
| 19 Jan 1943: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 2nd/11th Armoured Car Regiment | |
| 5 Apr 1943: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, OCTU Woodside SA | |
| 19 Jan 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 1st Armoured Regiment | |
| 2 Feb 1945: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Z Special Unit | |
| 27 May 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, Z Special Unit, Believed to have been killed in action on or before this date. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Malcolm Vicars GILLIES was born in Maryborough, Queensland on 3rd February, 1920
His parents were Henry Vicars GILLIES & Mearon Isabel STAFFORD
He died as a Prisoner of War at Lombok Island, Netherlands on 27th May, 1945 and is buried in the Ambon War Cemetery
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