The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
- McGinniss
- First Name:
- Merton Louis
- Nick Name:
- Mick
- Rank:
- Pte
- Regimental #:
- WX4093
- Company:
- HQ Coy 2/3rd MGB
- Enlisted:
- 15.06.1940
- DOB:
- 5.02.1902
- Place of Birth:
- Coolgardie WA
- Religion:
- Roman Catholic
- Pre-war Occupation:
- Farmer
- Camps Thailand:
- Tarso
- POW#:
- 6894, 32134 Thailand.
- Place of Death:
- Tarso, Thailand
- Date of Death:
- 1.08.1943
- Buried:
- Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Row G, Plot I, Grave 57.
General Description
Review WX4093 Merton McGinniss‘ military records held at NAA.
Below: Tarsau Hospital Camp deaths – Mick McGinnis died 1 August 1943 of dysentery. He would have departed Singapore by train for Thailand to work on the Burma-Thai Railway with ‘D’ Force Thailand S Battalion.
Please read further about this work force’s approximate movements.
