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CLAYBROUGH, Geoffrey
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX42732 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Craftsman |
| Last Unit: | 2nd AIF Light Aid Detachments |
| Born: | Croydon Park, New South Wales, Australia , 3 December 1916 |
| Home Town: | Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 31 May 1945, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 21. Row C. Grave 12. Inscription: "HIS DUTY FEARLESSY AND NOBLY DONE FOREVER 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, NX42732 | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX42732 | |
| 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. | |
| 31 May 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Craftsman, 2nd AIF Light Aid Detachments, Posted to 104 Light Aid Detachment as a Member of Gull Force (Ambon). |
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