William George APSEY

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Service Numbers:	VX46493, V39006
Enlisted:	16 July 1940, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 9 February 1919
Home Town:	Gardenvale, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Tile Layer
Died:	Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated ~ Panel 19, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea.
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX46493
16 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Caulfield, Victoria, Australia
16 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX46493, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion
4 Jul 1941:	Enlisted V39006

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