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HARGRAVES, John Vivian
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX35725 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 June 1940, Wagga Wagga, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, SA, 17 September 1911 |
| Home Town: | Leeton, Leeton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 6 June 1945, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Leeton ANZAC Memorial Clock Tower and Memorial, Leeton Mountford Park WW2 Memorial, Wagga Wagga Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, NX35725, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Wagga Wagga, NSW | |
| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX35725, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
POW
NX35725 Private John Vivian Hargraves, 2/19th Battalion, Australian Infantry. He was one of over 2000 Allied prisoners of war (POW) held in the Sandakan POW camp in north Borneo, having been transferred there from Singapore as a part of B Force. The 1494 POW's that made up B Force, were transported from Changi on 7 July 1942 on board the tramp ship Ubi Maru, arriving in Sandakan Harbour on 18 July 1942. Private Hargraves, aged 33, died as a prisoner of the Japanese on 6 June 1945. He was the son of Jack and Adelaide Hargraves, and the husband of Neita Francis Hargraves, of Wollongong, NSW. He is commemorated on the Labuan Memorial Panel 12.
Submitted 10 September 2021 by Robyn Keenan
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