Alexander Meora Hack (1906 - 1945)

Born 7 Jul 1906 in Bridgetown, Western Australia, Australia

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Died 4 Feb 1945 at age 38 in Sandakan, Borneo

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Alec Hack was born in Western Australia, Australia

Alec Hack is an Anzac who served in World War Two.

Private Alec Hack served in the Australian Army in World War II
Service started: 13 August 1940
Unit(s): 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion
Service ended: 4 February 1945

Private Alec Hack was a Prisoner of War during World War II.

Alec Hack died as a prisoner of war during the Second World War.

Alexander Meora Hack was born in Bridgetown, Western Australia on 07 Jul 1906. He was the son of William Hack and Charlotte Murray.

Alexander Meora Hack served in World War 2 with the Australian Army, Service Number: WX8003, attaining the rank of Private. His Next of kin was HACK, CHARLOTTE. He enlisted on 13 August 1940 at Claremont, Western Australia. His posting when he died was: 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion. He died while a prisonor of war on 04 February 1945. ^{[1] [2][3]}

He passed away in 1945 while a Prisoner Of War in Sandakan, Borneo. ^[4] His resting place is unknown, but he has a memorial in the Boyup Brook Public Cemetery Boyup Brook, Boyup Brook Shire, Western Australia, Australia. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ World War Two Service (Australian Government Department of Veterans' Affairs : accessed 04 Apr 2023), Veteran Details for ALEXANDER MEORA HACK for Service with the Australian Army. Service Number: WX8003; Rank: Private; Enlistment from 13 August 1940 to 4 February 1945.
2. ↑ World War II Military Service

   Name Alexander Meora Hack

   Birth Date 7 Jul 1906

   Birth Place Bridgetown Western Australia

   Enlistment Place Claremont Western Australia

   Service Number WX8003

   Next of Kin Charlotte Hack

   Date of Death: 4 Feb 1945

   Rank: Private

   Posting on Death: 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion Series Description B883: Army, 2nd AlF https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10308065

3. ↑ https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=744300&c=WW2
4. ↑ Death Notice
5. ↑ FindAGrave, database and images, memorial page for Alexander Meora Hack; Born: 1907; Died: Feb 1945; Cemetery: Boyup Brook Public Cemetery Boyup Brook, Boyup Brook Shire, Western Australia, Australia; Find A Grave: Memorial #179958797; maintained by: Jacqui Andrew; created by: Scout731; accessed: 04 Apr 2023