Alexander A "Boy" Filewood

1919 - 1945  (26 years)

• Name	Alexander A "Boy" Filewood  [1]
  Born	17 Mar 1919	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Died	1 Aug 1945	Sandakan Prison Camp, Sabah, Borneo   [1, 2]
  Buried	2 Aug 1945	Labuan, Malaysia   [1]
  Person ID	I13185	So Many Generations
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021

  
  

  Father	Weslie Arthur Patrick Filewood,   b. 17 Mar 1898, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 1952, Balmain, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ruth Grant "Grant" Phemister,   b. 29 Dec 1900, Grafton, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 14 Jun 1933  (Age 32 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	1920	Grafton, New South Wales, Australia
  Family ID	F3466	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	Never married
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F10531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  (Medical):Family lore says Boy died the day after the war officially ended. He was a prisoner of war in Sandarkan.

  
  

• Sources

  [S355] Web: International, Find A Grave Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date:2013;;). [S3030] Details: http://www.awm.gov.au/database/roh.asp Citation Text:Filewood, Alexander Number: NX30862 Rank: Gunner [Gnr] Unit: 2/15FD REGT RAA Service: Army Conflict: 1939-1945 Date of Death:01/08/1945 Place of Death: Borneo Cause of Death: Massacred.