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CHILD, Laurie Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX39743 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Brighton, Victoria, Australia , 25 July 1920 |
| Home Town: | Ivanhoe, Banyule, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Execution, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 6 February 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 21. Row C. Grave 4. Inscription: "HIS DUTY FEARLESSY AND NOBLY DONE WILL EVER REMEMBERED". |
| 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, VX39743 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX39743 | |
| 2 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Died whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. Nature of death recorded as "Executed by the Japanese" Laha. | |
| 6 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force (Ambon). |
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