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|conflict = <small>World War 2</small> | |conflict = <small>World War 2</small> | ||
|service = <small>[[Australian Imperial Force]]</small> | |service = <small>[[Australian Imperial Force]]</small> | ||
|unit = <small>[[2/4th Machine Gun Battalion]]</small> | |unit = <small>[[2/4th Machine Gun Battalion]], A Company</small> | ||
|number = <small>WX8481</small> | |number = <small>WX8481</small> | ||
|servicearm = <small>Army</small> | |servicearm = <small>Army</small> | ||
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|residence = <small>Perth, WA</small> | |residence = <small>Perth, WA</small> | ||
|dod = <small>24 Mar 1965</small> | |dod = <small>24 Mar 1965</small> | ||
|relatives = <small>Father - Alexander Oag<br>Wife - Bessie Vera Phillips</small> | |relatives = <small>Father - Alexander Oag<br>Mother - Agnes Joan Haywood Oag<br>Wife - Bessie Vera Phillips</small> | ||
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Alexander was a POW in Changi and was sent to work on the Burma Railway. He was then shipped to Japan where he was put to work in the coal mines in Fukuoka until the war ended. <br> | |||
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Soldier's Pay Book | Soldier's Pay Book | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:31, 11 September 2024
| Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia |
Pte Alexander Sutherland Oag
| Conflict | World War 2 |
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| Service Arm | Australian Imperial Force |
| Unit | 2/4th Machine Gun Battalion, A Company |
| Service No. | WX8481 |
| Service Arm | Army |
| Date of Birth | 19 Mar 1903 |
| Birthplace | Edinburgh, SCOT |
| Residence | Perth, WA |
| Date of Death | 24 Mar 1965 |
| Relatives | Father - Alexander Oag Mother - Agnes Joan Haywood Oag Wife - Bessie Vera Phillips |
Alexander was a POW in Changi and was sent to work on the Burma Railway. He was then shipped to Japan where he was put to work in the coal mines in Fukuoka until the war ended.
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