| Service number | NX25651 |
|---|---|
| Birth Date | 1915-01-14 |
| Birth Place | Australia: New South Wales, Alstonville |
| Death Date | 1942-10-29 |
| Death Place | Malaya |
| Final Rank | Private |
| Service | Australian Army |
| Unit | 2/30th Australian Infantry Battalion |
| Places | |
| Conflict/Operation | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Private Jack Edgar George Egan
Description
Jack Edgar George Egan was born in Alstonville on 14 January 1915, the second of six children. He grew up on a dairy farm at Doon Doon in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. He attended one teacher schools and finished his education in 1929 to work on the family farm, where he demonstrated special skill in gardening and agriculture. He served on the Malayan Peninsula in the Second World War and was interned at Changi after the fall of Singapore. Egan was accidentally killed while tree felling in the jungle, dying of his injuries on 29 October 1942.
Rolls
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Second World War POWs and Missing Persons:
- Unit
- 2/30th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Private
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Roll of Honour:
- Unit
- 2/30th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Private
Timeline
| Date of birth | 14 January 1915 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date of death | 29 October 1942 | |
| Date of death | 29 October 1942 |