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CLARK, Arthur Ethelbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX34669 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Malvern, Victoria, Australia, 1 April 1920 |
| Home Town: | Toora, South Gippsland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | School Teacher |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 20 July 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 21. Row A. Grave 6. Inscription: "UNTO THEE, OH LORD DO I LIFT UP MY SOUL" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Toora War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX34669 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX34669 | |
| 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 bacillary dysentery. | |
| 20 Jul 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force (Ambon). |
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