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Pvt Charles William Burnett Spokes

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Pvt Charles William Burnett Spokes Veteran

Birth
Colac, Colac Otway Shire, Victoria, Australia
Death
6 Feb 1944 (aged 31)
Burial
Kranji, North West, Singapore GPS-Latitude: 1.4191544, Longitude: 103.7581416
Plot
1. C. 8.
Memorial ID
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Name SPOKES, CHARLES WILLIAM BURNETT
Service Australian Army
Service Number VX36982
Date of Birth 24 Apr 1912
Place of Birth COLAC, VIC
Date of Enlistment 11 Jul 1940
Locality on Enlistment PIRRON YALLOCK, VIC
Place of Enlistment ROYAL PARK, VIC
Next of Kin SPOKES, G
Date of Death 06 Feb 1944
Rank Private
Posting on Death 2/29 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION
Prisoner of War Yes
Roll of Honour Not Yet Known
Honours None for display

Commemorated In Australia; Australia War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T., ExP.O.W. Memorial Wall, Ballarat, Victoria
Name SPOKES, CHARLES WILLIAM BURNETT
Service Australian Army
Service Number VX36982
Date of Birth 24 Apr 1912
Place of Birth COLAC, VIC
Date of Enlistment 11 Jul 1940
Locality on Enlistment PIRRON YALLOCK, VIC
Place of Enlistment ROYAL PARK, VIC
Next of Kin SPOKES, G
Date of Death 06 Feb 1944
Rank Private
Posting on Death 2/29 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION
Prisoner of War Yes
Roll of Honour Not Yet Known
Honours None for display

Commemorated In Australia; Australia War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T., ExP.O.W. Memorial Wall, Ballarat, Victoria

Inscription

Australian Imperial Force
VX36982 PRIVATE
C. W. B. SPOKES
2'29 INFANTRY BATTALION
6TH FEBRUARY 1944 AGE 31

HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR US ALL
DUTY NOBLY DONE
EVER REMEMBERED

Gravesite Details

Private, Australian Infantry. Age: 31.


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