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DODDS, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX22862 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | West Calder, West Lothian, Scotland, 16 February 1915 |
| Home Town: | Ashgrove, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cabinet Maker |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 29 July 1945, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 19. Row A. Grave 3. Inscription: "DEEP IN OUR HEARTS WE LOVED AND WE WILL NEVER FORGET". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, QX22862 | |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 1941: | Enlisted | |
| 19 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX22862 | |
| 22 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. | |
| 29 Jul 1945: | Discharged | |
| 29 Jul 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE, Ambon, Member of Gull Force died from illness on this day. |
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