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BROWN, Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX44439 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 4 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 28 May 1914 |
| Home Town: | Rosanna, Banyule, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Nurseryman |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 21 May 1945, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 20. Row C. Grave 3. Inscription: "HIS DUTY FEARLESSY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement VX44439 | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX44439 | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Died at Tan Toey (Tantui) P.O.W. Camp, Ambon Island whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. Nature of death recorded as beri beri. | |
| 21 May 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force. |
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