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ISBEL, Cecil Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX11408 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Proserpine, Queensland, Australia, 14 July 1918 |
| Home Town: | Proserpine, Whitsunday, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Malaria, Borneo, 25 March 1945, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Proserpine Cenotaph, Proserpine War Memorial, Proserpine Whitsunday Uniting Church WW2 Honor Board, Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX11408 | |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 24 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX11408, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Townsville, Qld. | |
| 23 Mar 1945: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of George ISBEL and Kathleen nee WAYE, of Prosperine, Queensland.
Cecil died of Malaria during the 1st Sandakan Death March.
ISBEL.—In Loving Memory of PTE. CECIL ERNEST ISBEL, who died as a result of Malaria whilst a Prisoner of War at Ranau Camp, Borneo, on 25th March, 1945.
(Inserted by his sister, Eleanor, and Family).
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