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PREEDY, Eric Lincoln
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX7416 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Subiaco, Western Australia, 5 July 1913 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Truck driver |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan - acute enteritis), Brankassi, Thailand, 7 August 1943, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1. H. 11. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Subiaco Fallen Soldiers Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Private, WX7416, Claremont, Western Australia | |
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| 6 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX7416, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 1 Jan 1942: | Involvement Private, WX7416, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 7 Aug 1943: | Involvement Private, WX7416, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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