ARMSTRONG, James Hubert
| Service Number: | TX3283 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beaconsfield, Tasmania, Australia, 1 February 1919 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Prisoner of War - Executed, Timor, Batchelor, Northern Territory, Australia, 16 June 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Northern Territory Memorial, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia, Adelaide River War Cemetery, Adelaide River, Northern Territory, Australia |
| Memorials: | Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, TX3283 | |
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| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, TX3283, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Jun 1943: | Involvement Corporal, TX3283, 2nd/40th Infantry Battalion |
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Medal for Gallantry
“Corporal James Armstrong showed complete disregard for his own personal safety and enabled a vital position to be secured."
Commendation for Gallantry
Corporal James Armstrong was awarded the Commendation for Gallantry for actions following capture by the Imperial Japanese Army on Dutch Timor during the period 23 February until his execution on or about 12 June 1943. CPL Armstrong participated in an intelligence system within the POW camp, which included him leaving the camp to carry intelligence reports to Portuguese Timor. He is also being honoured separately for actions in Timor as part of Sparrow Force in February 1942. - Defence Force Honours and Awards
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