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GLYNN, Owen
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX7842 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Croydon, Queensland., 24 January 1905 |
| Home Town: | Dimbulah, Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Peeramon State School, Queensland. |
| Occupation: | Surveyor/Locomotive engine driver |
| Died: | Died of illness (POW of Japan - starvation), Hainan Island, China, 27 August 1945, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Yokohama War Cemetery Yokohama War Cemetery, Yokohama, Kanto, Japan |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted QX7842, Cairns, Queensland | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX7842 | |
| 19 Jun 1940: | Involvement Sapper, QX7842, 2nd/11th Field Regiment, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 22 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Owen GLYNN was born in Croydon, Queensland on 24th January, 1905
His parents were Owen GLYNN and Maud CASEY
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