Wilton Tasman Bricknell (1922 - 1944)

Born 11 Jul 1922 in Devonport, Tasmania, Australia

Ancestors

Died 24 Jun 1944 at age 21 in Abroad

Biography

Wilton Tasman Bricknell, son of James George Briocknell and Edelene Louise Geale, was born on 11 Jul 1922 at Devonport, Tasmania, Australia.

Wilton Bricknell is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Wilton Bricknell was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Wilton Bricknell Died while Prisoner of War during the Second World War.

Name: BRICKNELL, WILTON TASMAN

Service: Australian Army

Service Number: TX8415

Date of Birth: 11 Jul 1922

Place of Birth: DEVONPORT, TAS

Date of Enlistment: 25 Nov 1941

Locality on Enlistment: ULVERSTONE, TAS

Place of Enlistment: HOBART, TAS

Next of Kin BRICKNELL, GEORGE

Date of Death: 24 Jun 1944

Rank: Private

Posting on Death: 2/40 AUSTRALIAN INFANTRY BATTALION

Prisoner of War: Yes

Roll of Honour: ULVERSTONE TAS

He was reported as being a Prisoner of War (Java) in 1942.

Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954) Thu 11 Jun 1942 Page 2 PRISONER OF WAR

PRISONER OF WAR

Mr. G. J. Bricknell, 60 Victoria street, Ulverstone, has been advised by the Minister for the Army, that his son, Pte, W. T. Brieknell, has been reported a prisoner of war.

In early 1944, he was declared as missing, presumed dead.

Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954) Mon 6 Nov 1944 Page 2 MISSING, BELIEVED DEAD

MISSING, BELIEVED DEAD

Relatives of the following soldiers, who were prisoners of war in Japanese hands, have received advice that they are now reported missing and are believed to have lost their lives:

Cpl. W. Arnold, Java, brother of Mrs. E. L. Dolbey, West Ulverstone, and son of the late Mrs. A. Arnold, West Ulverstone.

Pte. W. T. Bricknell, only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Bricknell, Victoria st., Ulverstone.

Pte. D. A. King, formerly of Wilmot, brother of Pte. Stan King, Brighton.

Dvr. Allan J. Geason, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Geason, Deloraine.

Pte. Victor Ling, son of Mrs. F. Ling, of Railton.

However, later that month it was confirmed that he had died as the result of the torpedoing of a Japanese transport near Nagasaki in June, 1944.

Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954) Thu 15 Nov 1945 Page 2 DIED WHILE P.O.W.

DIED WHILE P.O.W.

Relatives of the following prisoners of war have been advised that they died as the result of the torpedoing of a Japanese transport near Nagasaki in June, 1944:

TX8415 Pte W. T. Bricknell, only son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Bricknell, Ulverstone.

TX3637 Pte. C. H. Eagling, son of Mr. and .Mrs. H. Eagling, Myalla.

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Sources

• Military Service: Dept. of Veteran Affairs, BRICKNELL, WILTON TASMAN Service Number: T30901, Date of Enlistment: 6 May 1941, Discharged: 24 Nov 1941

• Military Service: National Archives Australia, NAA: B884, T30901, BRICKNELL WILTON TASMAN : Service Number - T30901 : Date of birth - 11 Jul 1922 : Place of birth - DEVONPORT TAS : Place of enlistment - HOBART TAS : Next of Kin - BRICKNELL GEORGE, Date of Enlistment: 6 May 1941, Discharged: 24 Nov 1941

• Military Service: Dept. of Veteran Affairs, BRICKNELL, WILTON TASMAN Service Number: T29503, Date of Enlistment: 25 Nov 1941

• Military Service: National Archives Australia, NAA: B883, TX8415, BRICKNELL WILTON TASMAN : Service Number - TX8415 : Date of birth - 11 Jul 1922 : Place of birth - DEVONPORT TAS : Place of enlistment - HOBART TAS : Next of Kin - BRICKNELL GEORGE, Date of Enlistment: 25 Nov 1941

• TROVE, PRISONER OF WAR (1942, June 11). Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved September 16, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68768137

• TROVE, MISSING, BELIEVED DEAD (1944, November 6). Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), p. 2 (DAILY). Retrieved September 16, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91746487

• TROVE, DIED WHILE P.O.W. (1945, November 15). Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), p. 2. Retrieved September 16, 2022, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68949571

• Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
  Find A Grave: Memorial #56213558 (accessed 16 September 2022)
  Memorial page for Pvt Wilton Tasman Bricknell (11 Jul 1922-24 Jun 1944), citing Singapore Memorial, Kranji, North West, Singapore (plot: Final resting place unknown. Name listed at Column 133.).