HAMALAINEN, Frans Ephraim
| Service Number: | QX14424 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 12 July 1901 |
| Home Town: | Norman Park, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Norman Park School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Policeman & Timber Getter |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese, Borneo, 17 March 1945, aged 43 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia Panel 2 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, QX14424 | |
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| 10 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX14424, Kelvin Grove, Queensland | |
| 10 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX14424, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 17 Mar 1945: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, QX14424, 2nd/10th Field Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Frank Ephraim HAMALAINEN was born on 12th July, 1901 in Brisbane, Queensland
His parents were Edward (Edvart) HAMALAINEN & Olga RAHKANEN
He married May Alice Elsie PEGG in Queensland on 5th March, 1927 - one son Frank
He enlisted in Kelvin Grove, Queensland on 10th July, 1940 - he was a Gunner with the 2/10th Field Regiment (Royal Australian Artillery)
Frank died of Illness as a Prisoner of War of the Japanese in Borneo on 17th March, 1945 - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial, The Labuan Memorial and the Prisoner of War Memorial in Ballarat, Victoria
"Many a lonely heartache, often a silent tear
But always a beautiful memory, one one we loved so dear"
Inserted by his loving wife & son, May & Frank
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His brother Harold Arvit HAMALAINEN (SN QX7167) also served in WW2 and was discharged in 1943
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