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WADDINGTON, Gilbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX58387 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2 Company Australian Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Manchester, England, United Kingdom, 7 November 1901 |
| Home Town: | Abbotsford, Canada Bay, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Meningitis whilst a POW, Borneo POW Camp, 10 June 1944, aged 42 years |
| Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery Section P, Row A, Plot 14 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sergeant, NX58387 | |
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| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX58387, 2 Company Australian Army Service Corps | |
| 6 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX58387 | |
| 13 Aug 1940: | Promoted Corporal, 2 Company Australian Army Service Corps | |
| 1 Jan 1941: | Promoted Sergeant, 2 Company Australian Army Service Corps | |
| 7 Aug 1941: | Embarked Sergeant, NX58387, 2 Company Australian Army Service Corps | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Died of meningitis whilst POW in Borneo Camp |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Gilbert WADDINGTON stated that he was born in Manchester, England on 7th November, 1901 although his birth is registered in 1899
His parents were David WADDINGTON & Margaret Alice GORTON who married in England in 1886 (registered in Bury)
He married Kathleen Hughina DAVIS in Sydney in 1926
Biography contributed by Karan CAMPBELL-DAVIS
Gilbert (known as Bert) WADDINGTON previously served in the British Army Service Corps, during the final year of WW1. He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal for his service.
Bert and his wife Kathleen (known as Ena) had 2 children together, both of whom are now deceased.
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