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BATCHELOR, Stewart James Hay
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX14554 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4 October 1918 |
| Home Town: | Kedron, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter (Apprentice 3rd year) |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 14 August 1945, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 18. Row B. Grave 1. Inscription: "TO LIVE IN THE HEARTS OF THOSE WE LEAVE BEHIND IS NOT TO DIE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, QX14554 | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 12 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX14554 | |
| 22 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Died of illness whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. Nature of death recorded as beri beri. | |
| 13 Aug 1945: | Discharged | |
| 13 Aug 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
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