| Service number | NX24108 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1905-01-24 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Liverpool |
| Death Date | 1979-08-07 |
| Death Place | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Campsie |
| Final Rank | Sapper |
| Unit | 2/6 Field Company |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Sapper Alexander John Webster
Description
Sapper Alexander John Webster enlisted in the Second Australian Imperial Force in Paddington, New South Wales on 3 June 1940. He served with the 2/6 Australian Field Company, Royal Australian Engineers, in the Middle East from 25 November 1940. On 1 February 1942 Sapper Webster was posted to Java, Indonesia. On 24 April 1942 he was reported as missing in action, and on 16 December 1942 he was officially listed as a prisoner of war. During his three year internment, Sapper Webster was sent to Changi, and later Burma to work on the Burma-Thailand Railway. In September 1945 the prisoner of war camp Sapper Webster was in was liberated, and he returned home. Sapper Webster was discharged on 19 March 1946.
Rolls
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Second World War POWs and Missing Persons:
- Unit
- 2/6 Field Company
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Sapper
Timeline
| Date of birth | 24 January 1905 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 03 June 1940 | |
| Date of discharge | 19 March 1946 | |
| Date of death | 07 August 1979 |