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PATIS, Vincent Herbert Powis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX103984 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 June 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 22 Garrison Battalion (VIC NSW) |
| Born: | Ilford, England, 14 October 1908 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 22 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX103984 | |
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| 11 Jul 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, 22 Garrison Battalion (VIC NSW), Posted as Guard Officer 'B' Camp, 12 PoW Camp at Cowra | |
| 30 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, NX103984 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Zidane McNamara
Lieutenant Patis was a Guard Officer on August 5th, 1944 when the Japanese POW's broke out of No.12 Prisoner of War Camp, located nearby Cowra. Three guards were killed during the breakout and an officer was killed rounding up Japanese the following day.