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CANVERT, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX27141 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarraville, Victoria, Australia, 26 February 1902 |
| Home Town: | Newport, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bottle Sorter |
| Died: | Executed whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 15 February 1942, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated ~ Column 3, Ambon Memorial, Maluku, Indonesia. |
| Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX27141 | |
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| 14 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX27141 | |
| 19 Jul 1940: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Part of Gull Force. |
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