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HORGAN, Edward Daniel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX26903 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 May 1940, Jerilderie, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment |
| Born: | Finley, New South Wales, 22 May 1918 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan - heart failure), Thailand, 5 July 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1 J 45 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Jerilderie War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 26 May 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX26903, Jerilderie, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX26903 | |
| 2 Feb 1941: | Embarked Gunner, VX26903, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, QX1, Sydney (Disembarked Singapore 19 Feb 1941) | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 5 Jul 1943: | Involvement Gunner, VX26903, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...VX26903 Gunner Edward Daniel Horgan, 4 Anti Tank Regiment, of Finley, NSW. A labourer prior to enlistment he embarked from Caulfield, Vic on 18 June 1940. Gnr Horgan was a prisoner of war (POW) working on the Burma Thailand railway, he died of illness on 5 July 1943, aged 25. Gnr Horgan is buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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