Wiegand (Weigand), Hilton George

Date of Birth1905-07-07
Date of Death1972-09-04
Age67
GenderMale
Birth PlaceAustralia, New South Wales, Nowra

Service Details

ServiceArmy WW2
Official NumberNX32373
Service Period1940-1945
Service 2RAN - Royal Australian Navy
Date of Entry1923-03-20
RankAble Seaman
RateGunner
Official Number13798
Discharged Date1929-03-14
Discharge TypeEE - Engagement Expired
Service Period1923-29,1940-45
Active Service (War service)WW2
Service RecordYes
ShipRefer Service Record see Sources
Service 3Army WW2
Official NumberNX32373
Service Period1940-1945

Other Details

SubmarinerYes

Cemetery Details

Cemetery NamePoint Clare off Coolarn Ave, Point Clare NSW 2250
Cemetery AddressPoint Clare, NSW
Demonination/AreaLawn
Section5
Row8
Grave Number16
Grave TypeBurial - Grave

Notes

Commissioning crew HMAS Oxley (1) POW in Malaya, Burma Railway survived the sinking of the Rukuyo Maru 12 Sept 1944. Commissioning crew HMAS Oxley (1) Discharged 1929. Worked as a miner. Joined AIF June 1940, allocated to 8th Division. Captured during the fall of Singapore "A" Party on the Burma Railway Sunk on the Rakuyo Maru 12th September 1944. Rescued by a USS Submarine.

Sources

Service Record - Australian National Archives Service Record - Australian National Archives Nominal Roll - Department of Veteran Affairs

Contributors

Researched by: Tony Vine