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PRASKE, Eric Bert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX12307 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Murgon, Queensland, Australia, 22 April 1918 |
| Home Town: | Thangool, Banana, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Poly Avitaminosis (vitamin deficiency) whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Thailand, 23 September 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Cemetery Location: - Plot 1, Row M, Grave 59. Personal Inscription: -"DEARLY LOVED & SADLY MISSED BY LOVING MOTHER, SISTERS & BROTHER". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Thangool War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX12307 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX12307 | |
| 23 Sep 1943: | Discharged |
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