WINDEYER, Clarence Octavious
| Service Number: | NX67035 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 January 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, 17 May 1914 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness whilst a prisoner of war, Thailand, 12 April 1944, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1 A 14 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, NX67035 | |
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| 13 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX67035 | |
| 12 Apr 1944: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, NX67035, 2nd/12th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Clarence Octavious WINDEYER was born in Newtown, Sydney on 17th May, 1914
His parents were Octavious Macquarie WINDEYER & Myrtle Lavina WILSON
He married Edna Muriel CARVETH in Sydney in 1939
Clarence died from pneumonia & pleurisy in a POW camp in Thailand on 12th April, 1944
"Deep in my heart a memory is kept - of one I loved & will never forget"
"To honour & glory - we will remember him"
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Three of his brothers also served during WW2
1. Gordon Wilson WINDEYER (SN NX87802) discharged 1945 - 4th Infantry Battalion
2. Albert Cecil WINDEYER (SN NX118931) & (N57314) discharged 1946 - 8th Field Ambulance
3. Ronald Macquarie WINDEYER (SN NX26758) discharged 1945 - 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion
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