MOFFATT, Edward
| Service Number: | NX4334 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 22 Brigade Headquarters |
| Born: | Merrylands, New South Wales, Australia, 13 April 1921 |
| Home Town: | Merrylands, Holroyd, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Prisoner of War - Executed, Malaya, Singapore, 17 March 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kranji War Cemetery Coll. grave 32. D. 1-8. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Private, NX4334, 22 Brigade Headquarters | |
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| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX4334 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Private Edward Moffatt was awarded the Commendation for Gallantry for actions following capture by the Imperial Japanese Army on 15 February 1942 until his execution as a result of an escape attempt on 17 March 1942. On or around 16 March 1942, Private Moffatt and five other men escaped Changi Prison Complex, stole a boat but were recaptured by Japanese forces while wading ashore on the Malay side of the Johor Strait. Private Moffatt and the other five men, who were also being awarded a Commendation for Gallantry, were subsequently sentenced to death and executed on 17 March 1942. - Defence Honours and Awards
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