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Anzac Day March - Sydney
Departed Singapore
22/9/1945
Arrived Sydney 9/10/1945
Following their release, most of the
men of the Battalion sailed from Singapore on board Esperance Bay
on 22/9/1945. Largs Bay, with Battalion members bound for
Brisbane, was also on this trip and the two ships arrived in Darwin on
30/9/1945.
While in Darwin, NX51762 Vince Bylos,
became seriously ill, and was evacuated to 107 Australian General
Hospital (107 AGH). Despite treatment, he died on 3/10/1945, and was
laid to rest at the Adelaide River War Cemetery.
(Source: Makan No. 339 and NAA: B883
Service Record)
Proceeding south, the two ships passed
Thursday Island on 3/10/1945. They separated on Sunday, 7/10/1945, when
Largs Bay headed for Brisbane. Esperance Bay continued to
Sydney and berthed at the Finger Wharf at Woolloomooloo, on Tuesday,
9/10/1945.
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(Source: Across the
Sea to War; NAA: B883 Service Records)
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