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DOYLE, Thomas Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX4951 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 23 October 1908 |
| Home Town: | Mitchell Park, Marion, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Groom |
| Died: | Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia, 27 December 1995, aged 87 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 11 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Private, VX4951, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX4951, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Jun 1940: | Promoted Lance Corporal, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 12 Apr 1941: | Imprisoned "Operation Lustre" Greece 1941, Captured during the Battle of Vevi. Held in Stalag 18 D, Stalag 18B, Stalag 18 A. Finally liberated from Stalag 357. | |
| 9 Aug 1945: | Discharged Lance Corporal, VX4951 | |
| 9 Aug 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, VX4951, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Lance Corporal, VX4951, 2nd/8th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
POW
Thomas 'Tom' Alfred Doyle was captured by German forces during the "Battle of Vevi" (also known as the Battle of the Klidi Pass) about the 11th or 12th April 1941.
He spent the rest of the War interned in various POW camps including Stalag 18D, Stalag 18B, Stalag 18A (Austria) and Stalag 357 (North Germany), prior to being liberated by British Troops from the 11th Hussars and 8th Hussars.
Submitted 9 July 2020 by Warrick Lee
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