| Service number | VX45201 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1913-05-16 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria, Korumburra |
| Death Date | 1987-07-08 |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant |
| Unit | 2/29th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Place | Korumburra |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Lieutenant Douglas McDonald McQueen
Description
Lieutenant Douglas McDonald McQueen enlisted to the Second Australian Imperial Force on 8 July 1940, after previously serving with the Citizen Military Force. Lieutenant McQueen served with 2/29 Australian Infantry Battalion in Malaya. In February 1942, he was captured as a prisoner of war of the Japanese. Lieutenant McQueen worked on the Thai-Burma Railway as part of “F” Force. After the war, Lieutenant McQueen returned to Australia and was discharged on 7 January 1946.
Rolls
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Second World War POWs and Missing Persons:
- Unit
- 2/29th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Lieutenant
Timeline
| Date of birth | 16 May 1913 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of enlistment | 08 July 1940 | |
| Date of discharge | 07 January 1946 | |
| Date of death | 08 July 1987 |