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BETHERAS, Maxwell Jerman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX65060 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 24 February 1911 |
| Home Town: | Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Merit Certificate |
| Occupation: | Bank Teller |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 28 June 1945, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 17. Row D. Grave 2. Inscription: "WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney WW2 Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, VX65060 | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, VX65060 | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Died of illness whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. Nature of death recorded as beri beri. | |
| 28 Jun 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force. |
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