~~~~~Military Service Record, Australian Military Forces, Army, World War Two~~~~~
Service Number:---QX16507
Enlisted:--- 28th July 1940 at Toowoomba, Queensland.
Born:--- 13 March 1918, at Toowoomba, Queensland.
Age on enlistment:--- 22 years and 4 months.
Civilian Employment:--- Law Clerk
Rank on enlistment:--- Private
Final Rank prior to discharge:--- Sergeant (Substantive rank confirmed 1st May 1941.
Final Unit :--- 2/10 Australian Field Regiment, 2nd AIF.
Martial Status:--- Married
Next of kin:--- Wife, Mrs Joycelyn Ruth Bernays, 19 Cavell St, Toowoomba, Queensland.
Home Address:--- 19 Cavell St, Toowoomba, Queensland.
Religion:--- Church of England.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMT, QM, on 2nd February 1941 and disembarked in Singapore on 18th February 1941.
POW:--- Presumed missing 16th February 1942 and confirmed as a Japanese Prisoner of War on 15th February 1942 interned at The Thailand Camp. Confirmed alive at Siam and recovered from the Japanese on 20th August 1945.
Embarked from:-- Singapore on 15th October 1945 arriving in Sydney, New South Wales on 1st November 1945.
Discharged:--- 14th January 1946 to Queensland.
Parents:--- Edwin Chisholm Bernays and Clara Webster Swan married 11th December 1912 in Queensland.
Wife:--- Joycelyn Ruth Allt married Adrian, 29th June 1940 in Queensland.
Fate:--- Died 24th May 1963 in Brisbane, Queensland (cause of death unknown).
Burial:--- Cremated at Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Brisbane.
Memorials:--- Toowoomba Grammar School World War Two Honour Board.
Service Number:---QX16507
Enlisted:--- 28th July 1940 at Toowoomba, Queensland.
Born:--- 13 March 1918, at Toowoomba, Queensland.
Age on enlistment:--- 22 years and 4 months.
Civilian Employment:--- Law Clerk
Rank on enlistment:--- Private
Final Rank prior to discharge:--- Sergeant (Substantive rank confirmed 1st May 1941.
Final Unit :--- 2/10 Australian Field Regiment, 2nd AIF.
Martial Status:--- Married
Next of kin:--- Wife, Mrs Joycelyn Ruth Bernays, 19 Cavell St, Toowoomba, Queensland.
Home Address:--- 19 Cavell St, Toowoomba, Queensland.
Religion:--- Church of England.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMT, QM, on 2nd February 1941 and disembarked in Singapore on 18th February 1941.
POW:--- Presumed missing 16th February 1942 and confirmed as a Japanese Prisoner of War on 15th February 1942 interned at The Thailand Camp. Confirmed alive at Siam and recovered from the Japanese on 20th August 1945.
Embarked from:-- Singapore on 15th October 1945 arriving in Sydney, New South Wales on 1st November 1945.
Discharged:--- 14th January 1946 to Queensland.
Parents:--- Edwin Chisholm Bernays and Clara Webster Swan married 11th December 1912 in Queensland.
Wife:--- Joycelyn Ruth Allt married Adrian, 29th June 1940 in Queensland.
Fate:--- Died 24th May 1963 in Brisbane, Queensland (cause of death unknown).
Burial:--- Cremated at Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Brisbane.
Memorials:--- Toowoomba Grammar School World War Two Honour Board.
~~~~~Military Service Record, Australian Military Forces, Army, World War Two~~~~~
Service Number:---QX16507
Enlisted:--- 28th July 1940 at Toowoomba, Queensland.
Born:--- 13 March 1918, at Toowoomba, Queensland.
Age on enlistment:--- 22 years and 4 months.
Civilian Employment:--- Law Clerk
Rank on enlistment:--- Private
Final Rank prior to discharge:--- Sergeant (Substantive rank confirmed 1st May 1941.
Final Unit :--- 2/10 Australian Field Regiment, 2nd AIF.
Martial Status:--- Married
Next of kin:--- Wife, Mrs Joycelyn Ruth Bernays, 19 Cavell St, Toowoomba, Queensland.
Home Address:--- 19 Cavell St, Toowoomba, Queensland.
Religion:--- Church of England.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMT, QM, on 2nd February 1941 and disembarked in Singapore on 18th February 1941.
POW:--- Presumed missing 16th February 1942 and confirmed as a Japanese Prisoner of War on 15th February 1942 interned at The Thailand Camp. Confirmed alive at Siam and recovered from the Japanese on 20th August 1945.
Embarked from:-- Singapore on 15th October 1945 arriving in Sydney, New South Wales on 1st November 1945.
Discharged:--- 14th January 1946 to Queensland.
Parents:--- Edwin Chisholm Bernays and Clara Webster Swan married 11th December 1912 in Queensland.
Wife:--- Joycelyn Ruth Allt married Adrian, 29th June 1940 in Queensland.
Fate:--- Died 24th May 1963 in Brisbane, Queensland (cause of death unknown).
Burial:--- Cremated at Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Brisbane.
Memorials:--- Toowoomba Grammar School World War Two Honour Board.
Service Number:---QX16507
Enlisted:--- 28th July 1940 at Toowoomba, Queensland.
Born:--- 13 March 1918, at Toowoomba, Queensland.
Age on enlistment:--- 22 years and 4 months.
Civilian Employment:--- Law Clerk
Rank on enlistment:--- Private
Final Rank prior to discharge:--- Sergeant (Substantive rank confirmed 1st May 1941.
Final Unit :--- 2/10 Australian Field Regiment, 2nd AIF.
Martial Status:--- Married
Next of kin:--- Wife, Mrs Joycelyn Ruth Bernays, 19 Cavell St, Toowoomba, Queensland.
Home Address:--- 19 Cavell St, Toowoomba, Queensland.
Religion:--- Church of England.
Embarked from:--- Sydney, New South Wales, aboard HMT, QM, on 2nd February 1941 and disembarked in Singapore on 18th February 1941.
POW:--- Presumed missing 16th February 1942 and confirmed as a Japanese Prisoner of War on 15th February 1942 interned at The Thailand Camp. Confirmed alive at Siam and recovered from the Japanese on 20th August 1945.
Embarked from:-- Singapore on 15th October 1945 arriving in Sydney, New South Wales on 1st November 1945.
Discharged:--- 14th January 1946 to Queensland.
Parents:--- Edwin Chisholm Bernays and Clara Webster Swan married 11th December 1912 in Queensland.
Wife:--- Joycelyn Ruth Allt married Adrian, 29th June 1940 in Queensland.
Fate:--- Died 24th May 1963 in Brisbane, Queensland (cause of death unknown).
Burial:--- Cremated at Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Brisbane.
Memorials:--- Toowoomba Grammar School World War Two Honour Board.
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