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THACKRAH, Cyril Bernard
Personal Details
Service Number: | WX8699 |
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Enlisted: | 23 October 1940 |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Born: | London, England, 4 February 1903 |
Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
Schooling: | Unknown |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Illness whilst a prisoner of war, Burma, 19 September 1943, aged 40 years |
Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Plot A16, Row 5, Grave 2 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, WX8699 | |
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23 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, WX8699, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
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Cyril Bernard THACKRAH was born in London, England on 4th February, 1903
His parents were Charles THACKRAH & Maria Felicia PAYNE
He died in Burma of dysentry & malaria whilst a prisoner of war