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FERGUSON, Arthur Harry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX16156 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwich, Norfolk, England, 31 August 1900 |
| Home Town: | Red Cliffs, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storekeeper |
| Died: | Illness , Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 4 June 1945, aged 44 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 17. Row A. Grave 9. Inscription: "HE GAVE HIS LIFE THAT WE MAY LIVE EVER REMEMBERED...R.I.P.". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 30 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX16156 | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Captured and detained by the Japanese Occupation Force, at Tan Toey (Tantui) Prisoner of War (P.O.W.) Camp, Ambon Island. | |
| 4 Jun 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force, died on this date whilst a prisoner of the Japanese. Nature of death recorded as beri beri. | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX16156 |
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