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BARRON, Kenneth James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX12280 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Longreach, Queensland, Australia, 4 April 1917 |
| Home Town: | Yeppoon, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Cause of death - not known, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 November 1987, aged 70 years |
| 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 QX12280 | |
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| 11 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, QX12280, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore, Involvement - Date: 11/07/1940, to Discharge - Date: 21/03/1946, Unit: 2nd/26th Australian Infantry Battalion; DVA Service Record of Private: Kenneth James BARRON; SN QX12280. | |
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX12280, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX12280, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Rockhampton, Qld, Australia | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Reported, as per stated: P.O.W - Prisoner of War, 15/02/1942, to official surrender of Japanese Forces, 15/08/1945; AWM WW2 - POW'S & Missing Persons, Service Record of Private: BARRON, K J; SN QX12280; also the Official 2/26 Battalion Website, WW2 - War History, B&E Forces. | |
| 21 Mar 1946: | Discharged Private, QX12280, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Date and Posting at Discharge: 21/03/1946, Unit: 2nd/26th Australian Infantry Battalion; DVA Service Record of Private: Kenneth James BARRON; SN QX12280. | |
| 21 Mar 1946: | Discharged | |
| 21 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX12280, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of James BARRON & Florence Edith (nee-ANDERSON) BARRON.
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