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DONALDSON, Samuel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX12558 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 20 July 1914 |
| Home Town: | Harrisville, Scenic Rim, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | War Related , Ballina Nursing Home, New South Wales, Australia, 29 June 1985, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: |
Evans Head War Cemetery, NSW |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Harrisville Memorial Gates |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 15 Jul 1940: | Involvement QX12558 | |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX12558 | |
| 30 Jul 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX12558, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 6 Dec 1941: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Apr 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, 8 Apr 1942 AIF Malaya (Missing) 31 Nov 1943 Change of Camp Location of POW Transferred to Thai camp. | |
| 20 Aug 1945: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Recovered at Saim POW Camp | |
| 26 Oct 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, QX12558, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion, Embarked at Singapore 10 Nov 1945 Disembarked Sydney Australia | |
| 31 Jan 1946: | Discharged |
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