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WILLMS, Bjarne
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX23493 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 September 1941, Toowoomba, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kongsberg, Norway, 14 July 1907 |
| Home Town: | Bollon, Balonne Shire, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, At sea (POW of Japan), At sea (South West Pacific Area), 26 June 1944, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Memorial Location: Column 130, Singapore Memorial (within Kranji War Cemetery). Roll of Honour - Kongsberg, Norway., Singapore Memorial, Singapore |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Bollon War Memorial, Bollon and District Honour Roll WW2, Singapore Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 17 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Private, QX23493, Toowoomba, Queensland | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX23493, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Sep 1941: | Involvement Private, QX23493 | |
| 26 Jun 1944: | Involvement Private, QX23493, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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