Private Alfred West 

2/26th Australian Infantry Battalion 

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Service Number:                        QX17225 

Place of Enlistment:                  Kelvin Grove 

Age of Enlistment:                     29 Years 9 months 

Date of Enlistment:                    23rd of July 1940 

Embarked:                                  Melbourne, 30th of July 1941 

Transport Ship:                          HMT ‘EE’ for Singapore  

Place of Death:                           Killed In Action Singapore 11th of February 1942 

Resting Place:                            Buried Kranji War Cemetery 3. D. 8 Singapore 

Unit Badge:                                 2/26th Australian Infantry Battalion 

 

Additional Information:  

During the 70-day Japanese campaign in Malaya and Singapore, Commonwealth casualties amounted to 8,708 killed or wounded and 138,000 captured. Of the 18,490 Australian troops deployed, 1,789 were killed and 1,306 were wounded, with most of the surviving troops becoming prisoners of war. 

Additionally, 38,496 British, 67,340 Indian and 14,382 local troops also took part in the campaign, most of whom were captured. It was the worst defeat for British Commonwealth forces in the entire 2nd World War.