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MACKAY, Desmond Mari Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX17257 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Ipswich, Qld, 4 May 1914 |
| Home Town: | Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman / Packer |
| Died: | Illness, Thailand, 10 October 1943, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1. M. 65, Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: |
Involvement
Sergeant, QX17257, 2nd/10th Field Regiment, Rank of Acting Sergeant |
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| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, QX17257, 2nd/10th Field Regiment, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 24 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Sergeant, QX17257, 2nd/10th Field Regiment, Enlisted, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane City, Qld. | |
| 24 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, QX17257, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 24 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, POW - as per stated: 15/02/1942, to 16/03/1943, entrained to "D Force", Thailand Camp; POW of Japan, Died of Illness, 10/10/1943. (NAA, Pg-5) Service Record of Sergeant: Desmond MF MACKAY, SN QX17257. | |
| 10 Oct 1943: | Wounded Sergeant, QX17257, 2nd/10th Field Regiment, Malaya/Singapore, Wounded - as per stated: from date: 16/03/1943, entrained to "D Force; Missing - POW of Japanese, died of illness whilst POW in "Thai Camp"; Campaign: Malaya/Singapore. (NAA, Pg-5) Service Record of Sergeant: Desmond MF MACKAY, SN QX17257. | |
| 10 Oct 1943: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of Hugh Bernard MACKAY & Catherine Gladys (nee-ROBERTS) MACKAY.