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WEST, Russell Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX30408 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 June 1940, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Orange, New South Wales, 30 August 1913 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Thailand, 29 September 1943, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1. M. 48 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Canobolas Memorial Park, Orange "Fallen of Orange" Memorial Banners, Orange Cenotaph, Orange Holy Trinity Anglican Church R E WEST Memorial Plaque, Orange Shire of Canobolas, Orange WW2 Supreme Sacrifice Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 12 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX30408, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 12 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, NX30408, 2nd/15th Field Regiment | |
| 13 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, NX30408 | |
| 29 Sep 1943: | Involvement Sergeant, NX30408, 2nd/15th Field Regiment, Prisoners of War |
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Son of Willie Edwin and Joyce Gertrude West, of Canobolas, New South Wales, Australia.
HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED
WEST.—NX30408, Sgt. Russell Edward West, A.I.F., died of illness, September 29, 1943, in P.O.W. camp, Thailand, aged 29 years, loved son and brother of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. West and family, Canobolas, via Orange.
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