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BOLDING, Murray Arnold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX25018 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Traralgon, Victoria, Australia, 7 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | Wonthaggi, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Truck Driver |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 25 July 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 18. Row D. Grave 5. Inscription: "LEST WE FORGET…IN GOD'S CARE". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Wonthaggi War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX25018 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX25018 | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Died of illness whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. Nature of death recorded as beri beri. | |
| 25 Jul 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force |
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