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CROFT, Raymond Maxwell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX17397 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, 10 June 1906 |
| Home Town: | Beerwah, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Patrolman (M.R.C.) |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 18 July 1945, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 17. Row A. Grave 2. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE...EVER REMEMBERED" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Beerwah - Peachester RSL Honour Roll, Sandgate War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Sergeant, QX17397 | |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 29 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, QX17397 | |
| 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. | |
| 18 Jul 1945: | Discharged | |
| 18 Jul 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Ambon, Member of Gull Force. |
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