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AYRTON, Harry Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX26812 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 June 1941, Shipped to Singapore: Aquitania (MS2) Embarkation Date: 10/1/1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Canowindra, New South Wales, Australia, 9 January 1921 |
| Home Town: | Canowindra, Cabonne, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese, Thailand, 12 July 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1 O 4-43 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Canowindra Memorial Park and Gates, Canowindra RSL Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jun 1941: | Involvement Private, NX26812, Died as Prisoner of War | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, NX26812, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion, Shipped to Singapore: Aquitania (MS2) Embarkation Date: 10/1/1942 | |
| 3 Jun 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX26812, 2nd/30th Infantry Battalion |
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