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ARGALL, John George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX14832 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/2nd Field Regiment |
| Born: | Kiata, Victoria, Australia, 7 March 1914 |
| Home Town: | Kiata, Hindmarsh, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Nhill, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farm Hand |
| Died: | Cerebral Haemorrhage & Tuberculosis, Portland, Victoria, Australia, 2 October 1954, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Portland South Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 15 Mar 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX14832 | |
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| 14 Apr 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX14832, 2nd/2nd Field Regiment, Embarked Melbourne, Victoria Aboard "HMT Neuralia" Bound for the Middle East. Disembarked El Kautara, Middle East on 18th May 1940. | |
| 31 Mar 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX14832, 2nd/2nd Field Regiment, Embarked Middle East Bound for Greece. Disembarked at Greece on 5th April 1941. | |
| 9 May 1941: | Imprisoned "Operation Lustre" Greece 1941, 2nd Echelon Casualty Section Records state he was Captured in Greece on the 9th May 1941 whilst Serving with the 2nd/2nd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery AIF. | |
| 16 Jun 1941: | Imprisoned "Operation Lustre" Greece 1941, Officially Reported as being a Prisoner of War, Interred at Stalag 18A. Ex Prisoner of War Arrived at Allied Prisoner of War Repatriation Unit on 9th June 1945. | |
| 4 Jul 1945: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX14832, Echelon & Records, Disembarked England, Bound for Sydney, New South Wales. Disembarked Sydney 8th August 1945. | |
| 5 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, VX14832, 2nd/2nd Field Regiment, Discharged on Medical Grounds, Unfit for Further Service. Suffering Anxiety (30%) & Post Operative Abdomen Adhesions. Issues from 4 Years as a P.O.W. Last Active Posting 2nd/2nd Field Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery (RAA) AIF. | |
| 5 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX14832 |
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