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Gnr Bruce Richmond Andrews

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Gnr Bruce Richmond Andrews Veteran

Birth
Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia
Death
24 Sep 1943 (aged 24)
Burial
Thanbyuzayat, Mawlamyine District, Mon State, Myanmar Add to Map
Plot
A16. H. 1.
Memorial ID
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Cenotaph here
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QX14494 - Gunner Bruce Richmond Andrews enlisted on 11 July 1940 at Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland.

Father - George Andrews

Brother - John Kendall Andrews

Member of Royal Australian Artillery - 2/10 Field Regiment.

Taken P.O.W. at Capitulation of British Forces at Singapore on 15 February 1942

Became member of "F" Force, forced by Japanese captors to slave on the Thai-Burma Railway.

Died at Tambaya P.O.W. Hospital (also known as Bruce Hunt's Hospital or F Force Hospital)

Commemorated in Australia at Australian War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T.; Ex P.O.W. Wall at Ballarat, Victoria.
Cenotaph here
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QX14494 - Gunner Bruce Richmond Andrews enlisted on 11 July 1940 at Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Queensland.

Father - George Andrews

Brother - John Kendall Andrews

Member of Royal Australian Artillery - 2/10 Field Regiment.

Taken P.O.W. at Capitulation of British Forces at Singapore on 15 February 1942

Became member of "F" Force, forced by Japanese captors to slave on the Thai-Burma Railway.

Died at Tambaya P.O.W. Hospital (also known as Bruce Hunt's Hospital or F Force Hospital)

Commemorated in Australia at Australian War Memorial, Canberra, A.C.T.; Ex P.O.W. Wall at Ballarat, Victoria.

Inscription

His Memory Long Will Live Alone In All Our Hearts.

Gravesite Details

Gunner, Royal Australian Artillery. Age: 24.



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