McDERMOTT, PATRICK MANNIX Rank: Gunner Service No: VX28250 Date of Death: 11/02/1942 Age: 22 Regiment/Service: Royal Australian Artillery A.I.F. 4 A/Tk. Rgt. Panel Reference: Column 115. Memorial: SINGAPORE MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of Cornelius and Lenora McDermott, of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.Casualty Details
Gunner McDermott was posting as missing in February 1942 - he was officially presumed to be KIA in 1945 Those that weren't KIA in January / February 1942 became POWs - some survived captivity to make the journey home in 1945 Photos from the AWM collection: 5 Feb 1941 SYDNEY, NSW. VICTORIAN MEMBERS OF THE 4TH ANTI-TANK REGIMENT, ON THEIR WAY TO THE WHARF TO BE FERRIED TO THEIR ASSIGNED SHIP WHICH IS WAITING TO TRANSPORT THEM TO MALAYA. 18 January 1942 - Malaya: Johore, Muar Area, Bakri A two pounder Anti-Tank Gun of the 4th Anti-Tank Regiment, 8th Australian Division, AIF, directed by VX38874 Sergeant (Sgt) Charles James Parsons, of Moonee Ponds, Vic, in action at a road block at ...
