MADIGAN, Edward Bernard - WX11020

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Original items held by the Army Museum of Western Australia



Cpt Edward Bernard (Bert) Madigan
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Conflict World War 2
Service Arm Citizen Military Force
Australian Imperial Force
Unit 11th Battalion
13 Reserve Battalion
2/16th Infantry Battalion, 16 Platoon
Service No. WX11020
Service Arm Army
Date of Birth 14 Mar 1910
Birthplace Northam, WA
Residence Perth, WA
Date of Death 30 Oct 1987
Relatives Mother - Ellen Frances Carins
Wife - Ellen Starkie


Bert served in the Middle East, New Guinea and Borneo. In 1945 he was in Balikpapan, Borneo with the men of the 16 Platoon of his Battalion. They all wrote their names on this piece of fabric.


Cpl Frank Rasmussen NX172886; Pte Kevin Breed NX179933; Cpl Andy Murray NX124033; Pte Vic Atkinson NX165065; Pte Tom Lynch NX175483; Cpl Jim McCulloch NX127131; Bob Luke; Pte Vic Irwin NX124004; Pte Les Solly WX39257; Pte Arthur Banks NX202612; Sgt Leo Haynes WX5755; Bert Land; Pte Reg Weber NX119717; Fred Graham; Pte Ted Farrell WX41753; Syd Groves; Pte Ben Fuller NX80773; Bill O'Brien; Pte Les Doak QX51666; Johnny Hazell; Pte Les Willcox NX140409; Tiny Nelson; Pte Bill Wippell VX94495; Alan Lawson NX177102; Pte Bill Moxham NX127262; Pte Darcy Knight NX203218; Lofty Sadler; Cpl Felix Hinchey NX127123; Pte Avon Leslie Price WX22907; Pte Arthur Kenyon VX94462; Pte Peter Venturi QX32281; Pte Jack Byrne NX102887