WW2_Casualties

World War 11 Casualties

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Stacey Hedley John

The son of Edward James and Maud Stacey, Pte Hedley John Stacey was on board the Tamahoko Maru which was sunk by US submarine USS Tang. Of the 267 Australians on board only 72 survived.

Advocate Burnie 14 Nov 1945

STACEY-TX3197 Hedley John, loved son of Mrs. L. Bramich, Smithton. Died whilst prisoner of war on 24th June, 1944, as a result of the torpedoing of a Japanese transport near Nagasaki.

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Tasmanian War Casualties, Honouring the past, building understanding.