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WILSON, James Alexander Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX47903 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 August 1940, Caulfield, VIC, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment |
| Born: | Korumburra, Sth Gippsland Region, Victoria, 18 July 1914 |
| Home Town: | Yarram, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Execution, Tavoy, Burma (Myanmar), 6 June 1942, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) (CWGC) Official Commemoration - Grave Location: Plot-A12/Row B/Grave 5. Roll of Honour: Korumburra, Sth Gippsland Region, Victoria, Australia., Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Korumburra War Memorial, Yarram WW2 Memorial Pillars |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Gunner, VX47903 | |
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| 5 Aug 1940: | Involvement Gunner, VX47903, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment | |
| 5 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX47903 | |
| 5 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Gunner, VX47903, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Caulfield, VIC, Australia | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Involvement Gunner, VX47903, 2nd/4th Anti Tank aka Tank Attack Regiment, Malaya/Singapore, (POW of Japan), Missing believed prisoner, Malaya. | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 20 Jun 2013: | Honoured Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct |
Personal Stories
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Commendation for Gallantry (Australia).
Son of James Noble Dymond Wilson and Elizabeth Mary Wilson, of Korumburra, Victoria, Australia; husband of Gladys Muriel Jean Wilson, of Korumburra.
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