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CALDER, Melvin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX46865 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 July 1940, Caufield, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Newport, Victoria, Australia, 10 August 1917 |
| Home Town: | Newport, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 20 June 1945, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia Ambon War Cemetery Plot 16, Row B, Grave 11 Roll of Honour Newport Victoria Australia |
| 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, VX46865 | |
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| 18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Caufield, Victoria | |
| 18 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX46865 |
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Son of William Steven Lindsay Calder and Rebecca Ivy Calder, of Newport, Victoria, Australia.
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