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BIRCH, Norman
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VX26617, VX26617 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Preston, Victoria, Australia, 16 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | North Fitzroy, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 26 June 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No. Plot 17. Row B. Grave 15. Inscription: "HIS SPIRIT FREED, GOES EVER ONWARD". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX26617, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX26617 | |
| 3 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Died of illness whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. Nature of death recorded as beri beri. | |
| 26 Jun 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force |
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