Arthur Melville MAGILL MM

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MAGILL, Arthur Melville

Service Number:	WX16886
Enlisted:	6 October 1941
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Collie, Western Australia, 30 June 1919
Home Town:	Collie, Collie, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

World War 2 Service

6 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Private, WX16886
6 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, WX16886, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion
1 Mar 1946:	Discharged Corporal, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion
1 Mar 1946:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, WX16886, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion

Arthur’s Story

Arthur enlisted in October 1941. He was landed in Malaya with his unit, who were part of an effort to stop the Japanese advance towards Singapore. After three weeks he was listed as missing. His father (William ) Arthur Magill was later notified he was captured by the Japanese. He was repatriated from Thailand at the end of the war.
He was awarded the Military Medal for bravery.
Arthur worked at Griffin Coal and eventually retired from there.

Submitted 6 April 2021 by Ellen Magill

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