STEWART, Kenneth
| Service Number: | WX6574 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 16 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Yunderup, Western Australia, Australia, 23 June 1915 |
| Home Town: | Mount Lawley, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Prisoner of War - Executed, Java, Java, Netherlands East Indies, 30 April 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Memorial Location: Column 135, Singapore Memorial (within Kranji War Cemetery)., Singapore Memorial, Singapore |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, WX6574 | |
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| 16 Jul 1940: | Involvement Corporal, WX6574, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Malaya/Singapore | |
| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Corporal, WX6574, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Claremont, WA, Australia | |
| 16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, WX6574 | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Robert Kearney
Corporal Kenneth Stewart was awarded the Commendation for Gallantry for actions following capture by the Imperial Japanese Army in March 1942 until his execution as a result of an escape attempt in about April 1942. Corporal Stewart and five other men escaped, making for the coast of Java by hiding among Royal Air Force Prisoner of War. The group continued their escape from Djokjakarta but were recaptured by Japanese forces, interrogated and taken away to Taskimalaja. Corporal Stewart and the five others are reported to have been executed near Taskimalaja about April 1942. - Defence Honours and Awards
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