HENDRY, Alexander Anzac
| Service Number: | QX24730 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 November 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/5th Armoured Regiment |
| Born: | Killarney, Queensland, Australia, 4 June 1916 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Truck Driver |
| Died: | Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia, 1 June 1980, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Byron Bay Cemetery |
| Memorials: | City of Townsville WW2 HR |
World War 2 Service
| 13 Nov 1941: | Involvement QX24730 | |
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| 13 Nov 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 13 Nov 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX24730, 2nd/5th Armoured Regiment | |
| 26 Apr 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX24730, 2nd/5th Armoured Regiment, ex Brisbane to Morotai per Evangeline | |
| 24 Oct 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX24730, 2nd/5th Armoured Regiment, emplaned Morotai to Townsville | |
| 3 Nov 1945: | Discharged | |
| 3 Nov 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX24730, 2nd/5th Armoured Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Private Alexander Anzac Hendry (Service No:QX24730) enlisted in the Australian Army in October 1941 and was attached to 2nd/5th Armoured Regiment when he was Discharged in November 1945. He served in Morotai (26 April 1945 - 24 October 1945).
The fourth of five children of Alexander Hendry (b1886 in Tenterfield, NSW) and Lucy Ann Makings (b1891 at Rosewood on the Darling Downs, QLD), Alex Jnr was born in Killarny, QLD. Alexander Snr (a Farmer) and Lucy settled in Killarney QLD where they raised their family.
In 1941 Alex was a Truck Driver in Townsville, QLD when he enlisted in the Army. In 1942 in Lismore NSW, he married Annie Alma Read (nee Flick, b1902 in Murwillumbah, NSW - Annie was a Widow. Following his Discharge in 1945, Alex and Annie settled in Byron Bay where Alex worked as a Labourer. He died in 1980 and Annie in 1997.
Biography contributed by Chris Buckley
Private Alexander Anzac Hendry (Service No:QX24730) enlisted in the Australian Army in October 1941 and was attached to 2nd/5th Armoured Regiment when he was Discharged in November 1945. He served in Morotai (26 April 1945 - 24 October 1945).
The fourth of five children of Alexander Hendry (b1886 in Tenterfield, NSW) and Lucy Ann Makings (b1891 at Rosewood on the Darling Downs, QLD), Alex Jnr was born in Killarny, QLD. Alexander Snr (a Farmer) and Lucy settled in Killarney QLD where they raised their family.
In 1941 Alex was a Truck Driver in Townsville, QLD when he enlisted in the Army. In 1942 in Lismore NSW, he married Annie Alma Read (nee Flick, b1902 in Murwillumbah, NSW - Annie was a Widow. Following his Discharge in 1945, Alex and Annie settled in Byron Bay where Alex worked as a Labourer. He died in 1980 and Annie in 1997.
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