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ASHWORTH, Donald Wright
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX39778 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 November 1919 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 7 August 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 18. Row B. Grave 5. Inscription: "A GALLANT SOLDIER...A WORTHY SON ALWAYS REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Lancefield District World War II Roll of Honour, Lancefield War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX39778 | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX39778 | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Died of beri beri whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Forces. | |
| 7 Aug 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Died of illness. |
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