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BRANSON, Albert Warburton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX25068 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rushworth, Victoria, Australia, 8 December 1916 |
| Home Town: | Swan Hill, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Employee |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 7 August 1945, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 18. Row C. Grave 13. Inscription: "IN PROUD AND LOVING MEMORY OF "BERT" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Piangil War Memorial, Swan Hill War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX25068 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX25068 | |
| 3 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Prisoners of War, Died as Japanese PW with 2/21 Australian Infantry Battalion as part of Gull Force | |
| 7 Aug 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force. Nature of death recorded as beri beri. |
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