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CAWTHORNE, Guy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX54374 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cambridge, England, 26 May 1907 |
| Home Town: | Barwon Heads, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Chauffer |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 8 May 1945, aged 37 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 21. Row D. Grave 2. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Beaufort War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX54374 | |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX54374 | |
| 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. | |
| 8 May 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force (Ambon). |
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