WATERS, Henry Heath Lillystone
| Service Numbers: | 4063, VX39046 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 January 1939, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Warrant Officer Class 1 |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 2 November 1916 |
| Home Town: | Seymour, Mitchell, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Soldier/Clerk |
| Died: | Died of Illness (dysentery - POW of Japan), Thailand, 9 November 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Grave Reference 1 A 70, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 9 Jan 1939: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 4063, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 28 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX39046, Royal Park, Victoria | |
| 28 Nov 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 1, VX39046, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Nov 1940: | Transferred Warrant Officer Class 1, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Jan 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 9 Nov 1943: | Involvement Warrant Officer Class 1, VX39046, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore |
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Henry Heath Lillystone WATERS was born on 2nd November, 1916 in Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
His parents were William Lillystone WATERS and Lyle Victoria Hopwood TOOLE
Henry served for 2 years in the AIC Permanent Forces before he enlisted in the Australian Army
He was living in Seymour & enlisted at Royal Park on 28th November, 1940 - he was a prisoner of war in Malaya (8th Feb. 1943)
Henry served in the Pacific campaignas a Warrant Officer Class 1 with the 2/29th Battalion. He was captured at Parit Sulong in January 1942 and died of illness (dysentry) while a prisoner of war in Siam (Thailand) on 9th November, 1943 aged 27 years
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