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CONNORS, Dougald Roy Archibald
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | V30062, VX60505 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Shepparton, Victoria, Australia, 23 April 1916 |
| Home Town: | Tatura, Greater Shepparton, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Merit Certificate |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 9 May 1945, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 20. Row D. Grave 5. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE...EVER REMEMBERED" |
| Memorials: | Tatura R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Sub-Branch Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 27 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V30062 | |
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| 22 Aug 1941: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V30062 | |
| 24 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX60505, Camp Staff (Redbank), Royal Park, Melbourne | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Died at Tan Toey (Tantui) P.O.W. Camp, Ambon Island whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. Nature of death recorded as beri beri. | |
| 9 May 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force (Ambon). |
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