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MCCANNES, Ernest
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | NX50795, NX50795, |
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Enlisted: | 10 June 1940 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 14 March 1919 |
Home Town: | Ryde, Ryde, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Roof Maker |
Died: | Killled in action, Malaya, 9 February 1942, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery Kranji War Cemetery, Kranji, Singapore |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX50795 | |
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10 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX50795, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion | |
24 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX50795, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion | |
2 Feb 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX50795,, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Ernest's battalion embarked for Singapore on 2 February 1941 from Darling Harbour on the ocean liner Queen Mary. | |
Date unknown: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX50795, 2nd/20th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore, Ernest was taken prisoner by the Japanese at the fall of Singapore and executed (beheaded) in front of his comrades. |
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