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QX16815
Private
Allan Clarence Hunter
Known as ‘Tom’
1901/09/25 - Born Pittsworth, Queensland, Australia
Home Yuleba, Maranoa, Queensland
Occupation Store Manager
Australian Military Forces
2/3 Reserve Motor Transport Company
Service
1941/03/13 - Enlisted
2/3 Reserve Motor Transport Company was raised from Queenslanders and New South Welshmen at Liverpool in early 1941 under command of Lt-Col. C.M. Black, with a strength of over 400.
1941/04/10 - Embarked HMT Orcades at Sydney for Singapore.
1941/04/24 - Arrived Singapore.
The 2/3 Res M/T Coy. was initially based in Johore State, where it trained and gained equipment and vehicles.
1941/07/29 - Embarked Singapore, oversea to Java.
1942/03/08 - Java surrendered to the Japanese
1942/09/23 - Casualty List Q210. Reported Missing.
1943/09/10 - Casualty List WC12, Now reported a Prisoner of War in Burma..
Japanese PoW
Captured Java
PoW No. J-73225
1942/10/08 - Transported oversea in the Kenkon Maru to Singapore with Java Party 4 .
1942/10/14 - Transported oversea in the Maebashi Maru to Burma with Black Force under Lt-Col C. M. Black.
New PoW No. II 13415
Working on the Burma end of the Railway in Group 3.
1943/10/25 - Thailand Burma rail lines joined near Konkoita, Thailand
1944 - Allan moved to Thailand where he was liberated at Tha Muang.
New PoW No. 36231
1946/01/04 - Discharged from Australian Forces
Memorial
Soldiers Memorial School of Arts
Yandilla Street, Pittsworth, Toowoomba - Queensland, Australia.
Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial
1A Carlton St, Lake Wendouree , Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria, Australia
Yuleba Cenotaph
Garth Cox Memorial Park, Stephenson Street, Yuleba (Yeulba), Maranoa, Queensland, Australia
Information
Julie Banks - Great Great Niece-in-law
Andrew Snow - Thailand Burma Railway Centre
Java Index
Australian Virtual War Memorial
KEW Files:- WO 361/2171, WO 361/1957, WO 361/2210,
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