| 1. | WALTER Milton Ward was born 28 May 1907, Coghills Creek VIC; died 12 Nov 1943, Kohn Khan Camp, Burma (Myanmar); was buried , Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, Mon State, Burma (Myanmar). Other Events:
- _UID: 3A039E66E356468E9AF470D3255B695C64BD
- Military: Between 15 Jun 1940 and 12 Nov 1943, South-East Asia; Served during WWII as No. VX27770, Lance Corporal, 2/29 Battalion, Australian Infantry, 2nd. AIF.
Notes:
Military:
Reported missing on 10 Apr 1942. Confirmed as a POW on 1 Nov 1943. Prisoner of War in Burma. Drafted into A Force, a forced labour work force to build the Thai-Burma railway. Died following a leg amputation caused by tropical ulcers while a POW in Burma (Myanmar). Lest We Forget.
Buried:
The initial burial was at Kohn Khan Camp but following the end of hostilities the Army Graves Service arranged that all burials were re-interred at Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery in Southern Burma (now Myamar). The cemetery is now maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission to which Australia continues to contribute.
Died:
Lest We Forget
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1907 - 1943 (36 years)