Five: 1939/45 Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal and Australian Service Medal. All correctly impressed to VX23142 C. W. S. BEVERLEY
Enlisted 24th May 1940 and then taken on strength 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion
Embarked Sydney for the Middle East 7th April 1941
Embarked from the Middle East and arriving at Batavia 17th March 1942
Reported Missing in Action 30th April 1942 Java
Classed as a Prisoner of War 1st October 1942
Transported as Java Party 5A on the Singapore Maru to Singapore arriving 19th October 1942 (part of a body of 1500 men)
Taken overland on train 32 to Thailand with 783 POW’s on the 7th January 1943
RTA: 16th November 1945
Note: Comes with a copy of Cyril Beverley’s service record
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