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LOVE, Eden William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX1536 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 14 October 1909 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Newington College, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Veterinary Surgeon |
| Died: | 22 August 1991, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 22 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, TX1536 | |
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| 28 Jun 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 13 Dec 1940: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 22 Apr 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, TX1536, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 24 May 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, TX1536, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Disembarked at the Middle East. | |
| 18 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, TX1536, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Disembarked at Batavia (Indonesia). | |
| 24 Feb 1942: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, TX1536, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Embarked the "SS Cercades" from the Middle East. | |
| 20 Apr 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, TX1536, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Embarked at Suez (Egypt) per "SS Cercades". | |
| 22 Apr 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, TX1536, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Disembarked at Batavia (Indonesia). | |
| 4 May 1942: | Wounded Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, TX1536, 2nd/3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Wounded in action at Java (Indonesia). | |
| 30 Jul 1943: | Imprisoned Prisoner of war at Java intern camp (Indonesia). | |
| 14 Oct 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, TX1536, Recovered at Singapore from the Japanese at Batavia (Indonesia). | |
| 25 Oct 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, TX1536, Embarked Singapore on the ship ‘Tamaroa’ for Australia. | |
| 26 Oct 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, TX1536, Arrived in Tasmania. | |
| 21 Dec 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, TX1536 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Hamish Robson
Australian Rugby Union Representative 1932.
Wallaby #279 3 Caps.
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