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ROBERTSON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX26780 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 June 1940, Caulfield, VIC |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 6 January 1909 |
| Home Town: | Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Leading Hand (Road Construction) |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 28 June 1945, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 17. Row C. Grave 8. Inscription: "PEACE PERFECT PEACE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 14 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, VX26780, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Caulfield, VIC | |
| 14 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX26780 | |
| 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. | |
| 28 Jun 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 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. |
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