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LAKEY, Harold Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX42993 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
| Born: | Lismore, Vic., 26 March 1901 |
| Home Town: | Derrinallum, Corangamite, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Truck Driver |
| Died: | Illness (Dysentry whilst Prisoner of War), Burma, 5 June 1943, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A5. B. 8. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Derrinallum & District WW2 Fallen Honor Board , Derrinallum Honour Roll WW2-Vietnam, Derrinallum War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX42993 | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX42993, General / Motor Transport Company/ies (WW2) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Thomas and Elizabeth Lakey
Husband of Beatrice Rose Lakey, of East Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE...OUR HERO
Father of Stanley, Robert & Claude
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