~~Private SHADWICK, George Henry, Australian Military Forces, Army, World War Two~~
Parents:--- Son of Tasman George Shadwick and Maude Elizabeth Westlake married 1915 in Tasmania.
Transcript of military service for army service number:--- TX4600
Born:--- Launceston, Tasmania, 24th April 1921.
Religion:--- Church of England
Martial status:--- Single
Home Town:--- Launceston, Tasmania
Civil employment:--- Bench Hand
Next of kin:---Father, Mr Tasman G. Shadwick,117 Hawick St, Launceston, Tasmania
Enlisted: 10 April 1941, Brighton, Tasmania
Age on enlistment:--- 19 years and 11 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 2nd/29th Australian Infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF.
Embarked:--- Overseas service aboard, HMT"EE" on 30th July 1941 disembarking Singapore on 15th August 1941.
Fate:--- Murdered by Japanese Imperial Forces whist a prisoner of war at Parit Sulong, Malaya, on 22nd January 1942, aged 20 years.
Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery
Details of death:--- Private ( TX4600 ) Shadwick, 2/29 Australian Infantry Battalion was was one of 145 men who were massacred by the Japanese at Parit Sulong on 22ndJanuary 1942, during the Malaya Campaign when wounded Australian and Indian soldiers were left behind by withdrawing troops after the Battle of Muar. They were rounded up by the Japanese and forced to surrender all of their belongings including their clothes, which were later returned. The men, now Prisoners of War (POWs) were beaten, tormented and denied food, water and medical attention. At sunset on the night of 22nd January 1942, the men were roped or wired together in groups and led into the jungle where they were shot with machine guns, doused with petrol and set alight. Only Lieutenant Ben Charles Hackney and VX52333 Reginald Arthur Wharton survived, feigning death despite repeated brutalities by the Japanese.
Parents:--- Son of Tasman George Shadwick and Maude Elizabeth Westlake married 1915 in Tasmania.
Transcript of military service for army service number:--- TX4600
Born:--- Launceston, Tasmania, 24th April 1921.
Religion:--- Church of England
Martial status:--- Single
Home Town:--- Launceston, Tasmania
Civil employment:--- Bench Hand
Next of kin:---Father, Mr Tasman G. Shadwick,117 Hawick St, Launceston, Tasmania
Enlisted: 10 April 1941, Brighton, Tasmania
Age on enlistment:--- 19 years and 11 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 2nd/29th Australian Infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF.
Embarked:--- Overseas service aboard, HMT"EE" on 30th July 1941 disembarking Singapore on 15th August 1941.
Fate:--- Murdered by Japanese Imperial Forces whist a prisoner of war at Parit Sulong, Malaya, on 22nd January 1942, aged 20 years.
Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery
Details of death:--- Private ( TX4600 ) Shadwick, 2/29 Australian Infantry Battalion was was one of 145 men who were massacred by the Japanese at Parit Sulong on 22ndJanuary 1942, during the Malaya Campaign when wounded Australian and Indian soldiers were left behind by withdrawing troops after the Battle of Muar. They were rounded up by the Japanese and forced to surrender all of their belongings including their clothes, which were later returned. The men, now Prisoners of War (POWs) were beaten, tormented and denied food, water and medical attention. At sunset on the night of 22nd January 1942, the men were roped or wired together in groups and led into the jungle where they were shot with machine guns, doused with petrol and set alight. Only Lieutenant Ben Charles Hackney and VX52333 Reginald Arthur Wharton survived, feigning death despite repeated brutalities by the Japanese.
~~Private SHADWICK, George Henry, Australian Military Forces, Army, World War Two~~
Parents:--- Son of Tasman George Shadwick and Maude Elizabeth Westlake married 1915 in Tasmania.
Transcript of military service for army service number:--- TX4600
Born:--- Launceston, Tasmania, 24th April 1921.
Religion:--- Church of England
Martial status:--- Single
Home Town:--- Launceston, Tasmania
Civil employment:--- Bench Hand
Next of kin:---Father, Mr Tasman G. Shadwick,117 Hawick St, Launceston, Tasmania
Enlisted: 10 April 1941, Brighton, Tasmania
Age on enlistment:--- 19 years and 11 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 2nd/29th Australian Infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF.
Embarked:--- Overseas service aboard, HMT"EE" on 30th July 1941 disembarking Singapore on 15th August 1941.
Fate:--- Murdered by Japanese Imperial Forces whist a prisoner of war at Parit Sulong, Malaya, on 22nd January 1942, aged 20 years.
Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery
Details of death:--- Private ( TX4600 ) Shadwick, 2/29 Australian Infantry Battalion was was one of 145 men who were massacred by the Japanese at Parit Sulong on 22ndJanuary 1942, during the Malaya Campaign when wounded Australian and Indian soldiers were left behind by withdrawing troops after the Battle of Muar. They were rounded up by the Japanese and forced to surrender all of their belongings including their clothes, which were later returned. The men, now Prisoners of War (POWs) were beaten, tormented and denied food, water and medical attention. At sunset on the night of 22nd January 1942, the men were roped or wired together in groups and led into the jungle where they were shot with machine guns, doused with petrol and set alight. Only Lieutenant Ben Charles Hackney and VX52333 Reginald Arthur Wharton survived, feigning death despite repeated brutalities by the Japanese.
Parents:--- Son of Tasman George Shadwick and Maude Elizabeth Westlake married 1915 in Tasmania.
Transcript of military service for army service number:--- TX4600
Born:--- Launceston, Tasmania, 24th April 1921.
Religion:--- Church of England
Martial status:--- Single
Home Town:--- Launceston, Tasmania
Civil employment:--- Bench Hand
Next of kin:---Father, Mr Tasman G. Shadwick,117 Hawick St, Launceston, Tasmania
Enlisted: 10 April 1941, Brighton, Tasmania
Age on enlistment:--- 19 years and 11 months.
Final Rank:--- Private
Final Unit:--- 2nd/29th Australian Infantry Battalion, 2nd AIF.
Embarked:--- Overseas service aboard, HMT"EE" on 30th July 1941 disembarking Singapore on 15th August 1941.
Fate:--- Murdered by Japanese Imperial Forces whist a prisoner of war at Parit Sulong, Malaya, on 22nd January 1942, aged 20 years.
Burial:--- No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:--- Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery
Details of death:--- Private ( TX4600 ) Shadwick, 2/29 Australian Infantry Battalion was was one of 145 men who were massacred by the Japanese at Parit Sulong on 22ndJanuary 1942, during the Malaya Campaign when wounded Australian and Indian soldiers were left behind by withdrawing troops after the Battle of Muar. They were rounded up by the Japanese and forced to surrender all of their belongings including their clothes, which were later returned. The men, now Prisoners of War (POWs) were beaten, tormented and denied food, water and medical attention. At sunset on the night of 22nd January 1942, the men were roped or wired together in groups and led into the jungle where they were shot with machine guns, doused with petrol and set alight. Only Lieutenant Ben Charles Hackney and VX52333 Reginald Arthur Wharton survived, feigning death despite repeated brutalities by the Japanese.
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