Private Dudley Athelstan Annear

- Rank
- Private
- Service number
- WX13457
- Unit
- 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion
- Cause of death
- Killed in Action
- Place of death
- Singapore
- Date of death
- 14 February 1942
- Age
- 31
- Plaque number
- M248
- Co-located plaques
- M248A - CAPT William Annear
- Dedicated by
- Niece on 16 August 2008
- More information
Biography presented during plaque dedication:
Private Dudley Athelstan Annear of 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion, Dud, as he was known in the family was born in Kalgoorlie in May 1910, one of four children born to John and Ada Annear.
He attended school at North Kalgoorlie Primary and Eastern Goldfields High. Dud was a keen cricketer and played 'A' grade in the Eastern Goldfields Association.
He was a commercial traveller and partners with his father in their business, J.H. Annear and Son.
He enlisted in December 1940 at Claremont and was posted to 2/4 machine gun battalion and went to Singapore with 8 Division.
During the battle for Singapore the battalion was engaged in heavy fighting for 20 hours before being overrun by the enemy.
Private Dudley Athelstan Annear, service number WX13457 of 2/4 Machine Gun Battalion was killed in action at Singapore on 14 February 1942. He was 31.
The family considered Dudley to be a loving, generous and sensitive person.