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STROUT, Eldred Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX14241 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lantoka, Fiji, 31 October 1909 |
| Home Town: | Camp Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter and Truck Driver |
| Died: | Illness - Prisoner of War, Borneo, 28 March 1945, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia Panel 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, New Farm Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial, Spring Hill Brisbane Grammar School WW2 Great Hall Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, QX14241 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, QX14241, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Mar 1945: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Corporal Eldred Arthur Strout QX14241 of the 2/26th Australian Infantry Battalion died on the 28th of March 1945 while held as a Prisoner of War at Sandakan - enlisted 8 July 1940
Biography contributed by Gary Hockley
Son of Arthur Henry and Annie Violet Strout; husband of Marguerite Strout, of Indooroopilly, Queensland.
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