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COWELL, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX44128 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Dental Units - Army WW2 |
| Born: | Isle of Man, UK, 21 January 1904 |
| Home Town: | Ferntree Gully, Knox, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 6 June 1945, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 19. Row B. Grave 10. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE...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, VX44128 | |
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| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX44128 | |
| 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 and bacillary dysentery. | |
| 6 Jun 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Dental Units - Army WW2, Ambon, Member of Gull Force. Posted to 23 Dental Unit. |
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