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BROOKSHAW, Cyril Oswald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX31629 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Box Hill, Victoria, Australia , 7 May 1918 |
| Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machine Flesher |
| Died: | Execution, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 15 February 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 7. Row D. Grave 16. |
| 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, VX31629 | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX31629 | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force. | |
| 7 Feb 1945: | Imprisoned Ambon, Died whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. Nature of death recorded as "Executed by Japanese". |
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