SPOKES Charles Burnett William VX36982 A Coy [F Force, Ponds Party]

Born on April 24, 1912, in Colac, Victoria, he was the son of George and Elizabeth Margaret Spokes.

Pte Spokes enlisted in the Australian Army on July 11, 1940, in Pirron Yallock, Victoria.

During the Second World War, he fought in Malaya. He was wounded in action on January 21, 1942, during the Battle of Muar. He was captured and became a Prisoner of War. He died of illness while in captivity on February 6, 1944, at the age of 31.

Commemoration: Pte Spokes is buried at the Kranji War Cemetery in Singapore (Grave 1. C. 8). Locally, a memorial to him is located in the grounds of Alvie Primary School near Colac