TITMARSH, Alexander Carrington
| Service Number: | QX12553 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Kalbar, Boonah, Queensland, Australia , 20 March 1916 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 14 September 1944, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Buried at sea, Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, QX12553 | |
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| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX12553, 2nd/10th Field Regiment | |
| 2 Feb 1941: | Embarked Australian Army (Post WW2), Gunner, QX12553, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , Embarked per HT QX1 2/10 Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery | |
| 2 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned PoW at Changi | |
| 14 Sep 1944: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Alexander was the second of seven children of Isaah Titmarsh (born at Redbank Plains in QLD) and Gertrude Etel Baines (born at Redbank Plains, QLD). Isaah had worked as a Stockman and Horsebreaker in Harrisville, QLD, as a Gold Miner in Coolgardie in WA, and finalyy settling at Kalbar near Ipswich, QLD as a Dairy Farmer.
Before enlisting in the Australian Army, Alexander worked as a Labourer and Farmer at Kalbar, Boonah, QLD. He enlisted in the Australian Army in Ipswich, QLD on 9 July 1942 and served with 2/10 Field Regiment Royal Australian Artillery as a Gunner (Service No: QX12553)
In 1942, Alexander was a PoW at Changi, and forced to work on the Tahiland/Burma Railway. Two years later he was on board the Rakayo Maru which was in convoy (H - 72) sailing from Singapore, with over 1,000 British and Australian PoWs when it was Bombed by US submarines. The Japanese ships saved Japanese sailors from the sunken ship, and most of the PoWs perished.
Youngest brother Baines Chillagoe McCormack Titmarsh was a Stoker with the RAN, serving on HMAS Moreton from 1945 to 1947
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