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Pvt Colin Russell Bannister

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Pvt Colin Russell Bannister Veteran

Birth
Hamilton, Central Highlands Council, Tasmania, Australia
Death
20 Sep 1943 (aged 21)
Burial
Thanbyuzayat, Mawlamyine District, Mon State, Myanmar Add to Map
Plot
A16. G. 4.
Memorial ID
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Parents ---------- Lesley & Ida Bannister

Enlistment Date -- 30 October 1941

Place ------------ Brighton

State ------------ Tasmania, Australia

Service Number ---- TX8312

Battalion ---------2/29 Infantry Battalion
Reinforcement for 2/26 Battalion

Work Party -------- F Force

Work Area --------- Shimo Sonkurai /Sonkurai Thailand

Died at ----------- Thanbyuzayat Hospital Camp

Cause ------------- Malaria

Original Burial----- Thanbyuzayat Hospital Camp Cemetery - Grave 238

Commemoration ----- Ranalagh, Tasmania
in Australia .........**A.W.M. Canberra
........................ Ex-P.O.W. Walls,Ballarat


**A.W.M. - Australian War Memorial


++ Note ++ Thankyuzayat Hospital Camp
...........a.k.a. Bruce Hunt's Hospital Camp
...........A & F Forces Hospital Camp


"When you go home,
Tell them of us, and say,
For your tomorrow,
We gave our today."




Parents ---------- Lesley & Ida Bannister

Enlistment Date -- 30 October 1941

Place ------------ Brighton

State ------------ Tasmania, Australia

Service Number ---- TX8312

Battalion ---------2/29 Infantry Battalion
Reinforcement for 2/26 Battalion

Work Party -------- F Force

Work Area --------- Shimo Sonkurai /Sonkurai Thailand

Died at ----------- Thanbyuzayat Hospital Camp

Cause ------------- Malaria

Original Burial----- Thanbyuzayat Hospital Camp Cemetery - Grave 238

Commemoration ----- Ranalagh, Tasmania
in Australia .........**A.W.M. Canberra
........................ Ex-P.O.W. Walls,Ballarat


**A.W.M. - Australian War Memorial


++ Note ++ Thankyuzayat Hospital Camp
...........a.k.a. Bruce Hunt's Hospital Camp
...........A & F Forces Hospital Camp


"When you go home,
Tell them of us, and say,
For your tomorrow,
We gave our today."





Inscription

THE JOYS HE LOST ON LIFE'S HIGHWAYS MAY HE FIND IN GOD'S GARDEN OF PEACE

Gravesite Details

Private, Australian Infantry. Age: 21.


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