2/4th men from this area of the Great Southern included:
WX9340 H.P. (Pat) Bennett
Died Borneo 15.2.1945, ‘E’ Force.
WX9348 Colin L Heppell
Died 6.10.1943 Kuii, Thailand
WX9350 P.G. (George) Hodgins
RTA
WX9337 A.D. (Don) Moir
KIA 8.2.1942
WX9338 Lloyd O. Moir
RTA
WX9339 George Moir
RTA
WX9351 Jack Treasure
Died 13.9.1943 Kuii, Thailand
WX14836 John Ramsbottom
RTA
As you will notice Pat Bennett, Colin Heppell and Jack Treasures’ WX numbers are close as are the three Moirs.
Sadly Colin Heppell and his mate Jack Treasure with ‘D’ Force Thailand V Battalion, both died of illness at Kuii Camp, Thailand. If you would like to read further about V Battalion please go to.
Above: About June 1941.
Above: Printed newspaper 14 February 1942.