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YENSCH, Frederick Bernard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX7429 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 18 December 1914 |
| Home Town: | East Fremantle, East Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Cerebral Malaria whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Thailand, 19 March 1944, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Burial reference: - Plot 1. Row D. Grave 72. Personal Inscription: - "R.I.P". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX7429 | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Private, WX7429, Enlisted at Claremont, WA | |
| 6 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX7429 | |
| 19 Mar 1944: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Frederick Bernard YENSCH was born in Fremantle, Western Australia on 18th December, 1914
His parents were Frederick John Carter YENSCH & Mary Jane McLEOD who married in Fremantle in 1910
He died from Illness whilst a Prisoner of War on 19th March, 1944
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