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HINCHLIFFE, Fred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX1671 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 14 September 1912 |
| Home Town: | Bouldercombe, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Chester Military Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom, 24 October 1944, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom 4 O 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX1671 | |
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| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 4 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX1671, 2nd/15th Infantry Battalion, Miowera, Qld. | |
| 24 Oct 1944: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frederick William HINCHLIFFE and Edith nee BROPHY, of Bouldercombe, Queensland, Australia.
HE GAVE OF HIS BEST. WE SHALL ALWAYS REMEMBER
Fred was held as a Prisoner of War for 3 years in Stalag 7A, Hungary. He was repatricated to England on 15th September 1944 and admitted to Chester Military Hospital, London.
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