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BRISLANE, Daniel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX42780 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia , 3 November 1915 |
| Home Town: | Inverleigh, Golden Plains, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Execution, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 20 February 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 23. Row D. Grave 5. Inscription: "HE DIED TO SAVE US ALL AND MAY THE LORD HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL" |
| 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, VX42780 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX42780 | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Died at Laha, whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. Nature of death recorded as "Executed by Japanese". | |
| 20 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force. |
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