ARGO, David Marshall
| Service Number: | VX28139 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1940, Caulfield, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8 Division Signals |
| Born: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia, 21 April 1920 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | De La Saile College Malvern, St Ignatius' Christian Brothers College Richmond |
| Occupation: | Mechanic |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Borneo, 25 May 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Bendigo Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Signalman, VX28139 | |
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| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX28139, 8 Division Signals, Caulfield, Vic. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Whoarniste Raphael and Martha Catherine Argo, of Richmond, Victoria.
Sig. D. M. Argo, ol Richmond (missing in Malaya or Singapore) was a telephone mechanic at the G.P.O. He was educated at the De La Salle College, Malvern, and Christian Bros.', Richmond.
A.I.F. In Australia.
DIED IN P O W CAMP
Signaller David Argo, elder son of Mr and Mrs M. Argo, of Church St, Richmond, is reported to have died on May 25, 1945, while a prisoner of war in Borneo. He was educated at De Salle College, Malvern, and at St Ignatius' Christian Brothers' College, Richmond. At the time of his enlistment in July, 1940, he was training as a technician in the engineering branch of the PMG's Department. In the AIF he was attached to the 8th Division Signals, Technical Maintenance Section.
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