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ARMSTRONG, Gerald
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | QX6452, Q185334, QX6452, Q185334 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stockton-On-Tees, Durham, England, United Kingdom, 29 December 1903 |
| Home Town: | Ingham, Hinchinbrook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Manager |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 21 August 1983, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 11 Jul 1940: | Involvement Major, Q185334, also QX6452 | |
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| 11 Jul 1940: | Involvement Major, QX6452, also Q185334 | |
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Major, QX6452, Q185334, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane, Qld, Australia | |
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, QX6452, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Reported, as per stated: P.O.W Prisoner of War, Date - 15/02/1942, to eventual surrender of Japanese Forces, Date - 15/08/1945; AWM WW2 - POW'S & Missing Persons, Service Record of Major: Gerald ARMSTRONG; SN'S QX6452, Q185334; also refer to Official 2/26 Battalion Website, WW2 War History - B&E Forces. | |
| 19 Nov 1945: | Discharged Major, QX6452, Q185334, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Date & Posting at Discharge: 19/11/1945; Unit: 2nd/26th Australian Infantry Battalion; DVA Service Record of Major: Gerald ARMSTRONG; SN'S QX6452, Q185334. | |
| 19 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, QX6452, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Nov 1945: | Discharged |
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Son of Victor James ARMSTRONG & Olive (nee-GREENFIELD) ARMSTRONG.
Next of Kin - Wife: Catherine (nee-JOHNSTONE) ARMSTRONG.
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