The Soldier's Details
- Surname:
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Martin
- First Name:
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Hurtle William
- Nick Name:
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the Turtle
- Rank:
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Pte
- Regimental #:
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WX7769
- Company:
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D Coy 2/3rd MGB
- Enlisted:
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10.08.1940
- Discharged:
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10.01.1946
- DOB:
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16.05.1918
- Place of Birth:
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Moora WA
- Father's Name:
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Martin Septimus Rennie
- Mothers's Name:
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Martin Margaret
- Religion:
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C of E
- Pre-war Occupation:
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Transport Carrier
- Camps Japan:
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Ohama
- POW#:
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3101 Ohama, 6857 Thailand.
General Description
He was first sent to work on the Burma-Thai Railway Line, then sent to Japan to Ohama.
Martin was recovered from Ohama POW Camp, Japan at the end of the war. Please read further
The following is Hurtle’s Japanese Prisoner of War Index Card, also held at the NAA.
