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WOOKEY, Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX55628 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 May 1941, Enlisted at Royal Park, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | General Hospitals - WW2 |
| Born: | Snake Valley, Victoria, Australia, 29 May 1916 |
| Home Town: | Snake Valley, Pyrenees, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Illness - Dysentry, Thailand, 6 October 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Plot A12, Row D, Grave 7. Headstone inscription reads: Greater love hath no man Roll of Honour - Beaufort, Victoria, Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Thanbyuzayat, Mon State, Myanmar |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Beaufort War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX55628 | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 May 1941: | Enlisted Private, VX55628, Enlisted at Royal Park, Victoria | |
| 12 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX55628, General Hospitals - WW2 | |
| 10 Jan 1942: | Embarked Private, VX55628, Embarked at Sydney for Singapore | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Declared missing then confirmed that he was Prisoner of War on 9 June 1943 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Francis and Margaret Wookey of Snake Valley, Victoria; brother of J.W. Wookey of Ballarat, Victoria
Medals: 1939-45 Star, Pacific Star, War Medal, Australian Service Medal