1917 - 1945 (27 years)
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Name |
Harley August John Strenzel |
Title |
Corporal |
Born |
26 Jun 1917 |
Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia |
- Birth Registration:
STRENZEL, Harley John: Birth: 26 Jun 1917: Father: August Julius ; Mother Ingelina Fredericka JESSEN; Reg No, 1917/010670. (Qld Birth Register)
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Gender |
Male |
Military |
1941-1945 |
First World War Embarkation Roll
COPERAL
HARLEY JOHN STRENZEL
QX12801
Service Australian Army Date of Birth 26 June 1917 Place of Birth KINGAROY, QLD Date of Enlistment 20 March 1941 Locality on Enlistment EAST BRISBANE, QLD Place of Enlistment BRISBANE, QLD Next of Kin STRENZEL, AUGUST Date of Death 27 March 1945 Posting on Death 2/26 Australian Infantry Battalion Prisoner of War Yes
Harley John Strenzel was missing in Java on 22 April 1942 and reported as a Prisoner Of War on 28 Jul. 1843
He died in Java P.O.W Camp on 27 March 1945. Causes of death were Odema, Beri Beri, Nephritis and Stongyloids [National Archives of Australia]
Prisoners of War - H J Strenzel
H J Strenzel
Service number: QX12801
Rank: Private
Unit: 2/26 Battalion
Conflict: Second World War, 1939-1945
Theatre of war: Java
Casualty: Prisoner of War
Location of camp: Java
Source: International Red Cross
COMONWEALTH WAS GRAVES COMISSION
Name: STRENZEL, HARLEY JOHN Initials: H J Nationality: Australian Rank: Corporal Regiment/Service: Australian Infantry Unit Text: A.I.F. 2/26 Bn. Age: 27 Date of Death: 27/03/1945 Service No: QX12801 Additional information: Son of August Julius Strenzel and Ingelina Fredericka Strenzel, of East Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: 4. B. 14. Cemetery: KRANJI WAS CEMETERY
AUSTRALIAN WAR MEMORIAL
Roll of Honour - Harley John Strenzel
Harley John Strenzel
Service number: QX12801
Rank: Corporal [Cpl]
Unit: 2/26 INF BN
Service: Army
Conflict: 1939-1945
Date of death: 27 March 1945
Place of death: Malaya
Cause of death: Illness
Source: AWM147 Roll of Honour cards, 1939-1945 War, 2nd AIF (Australian Imperial Force) and CMF (Citizen Military Force)
Anglican Church Grammer School Roll of Honour
Cpl. Harley A John Strenzel 1931 F.O. .
Corporal Harley John Strenzel attended Church of England Grammar School in 1931. The sacrifice of both these men is recorded on a Memorial in the grounds of the School in Oakland Parade, East Brisbane and their names, along with the others who lost their lives, are read over each Anzac Day at the School's Anzac Day Service. If you are interested you can view the Memorial at www.churchieoldboys.com by clicking onto the Honour Roll.
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Buried |
Mar 1945 |
Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore |
- ROLL OF HONOUR
KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, SINGAPORE
STRENZEL, Corporal, HARLEY JOHN, QX12801. A.I.F. 2/26 Bn. Australian Infantry. 27th March 1945. Age 27. Son of August Julius Strenzel and Ingelina Fredericka Strenzel, of East Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. 4. B. 14.
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Died |
27 Mar 1945 |
Kranji P.O.W. Camp, Singapore |
- Death Registration:
STRENZEL, AUGUST JOHN; Death: 27.03.1945: AUGUST JULIUS ; Mother INGELINA REDERICKA JESSEN: Reg No 1946/004129 [Qld Death Register]
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In Memorium |
27 Mar 1951 |
The Courier-Mail,Brisbane, Queensland |
STRENZEL. - In loving memory of our only beloved Son, QX12801, Corporal Harley A. J. Strenzel, 2/26 Aus. Pnr. Bn . died of illness in Kranji P.O.W. Camp. Singapore, March 27th, 1945. Aged 27 years.
Now he is comforted
Inserted by his loving Mother and Father.
Transcribed from " The Courier-Mail, Brisbane, Queensland, Tuesday 27 March 1951"
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Person ID |
I4678 |
Hickey, List, Bundesen, Thomsen, Jensen, Jessen |
Last Modified |
9 May 2011 |
Father |
August Julius Strenzel, b. 29 Aug 1890, Queensland, Australia , d. 4 Nov 1972, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 82 years) |
Mother |
Fredericka Ingelina Jessen, b. 12 Feb 1896, Queensland, Australia , d. 22 Aug 1968, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 72 years) |
Married |
14 Feb 1917 |
Queensland, Australia |
- Marriage Registration:
JESSEN, INGELINA REDERICKA: Marriage 14.02 1917; Spouse: STRENZEL, AUGUST JULIUS Reg No.1917/C496 [Qld Marriage Register]
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Family ID |
F1479 |
Group Sheet |
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