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ANDREW, Basil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX34318 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Independent Company |
| Born: | Orbost, Victoria, Australia, 17 February 1916 |
| Home Town: | Orbost, East Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Panel 12, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Royal Park, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX34318 | |
| 1 Jul 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX34318, No. 1 Independent Company, Prisoners of War, Lost on board Montevideo Maru |
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1 Independant Company
Rank - Private
Son of A. W. and Clarice May Andrew, of Orbost, Victoria.