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DORGAN, Terence
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX25239 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, Australia , 11 October 1917 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown (Vic), Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 14 June 1945, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 16. Row C. Grave 3. Inscription: "SO DEARLY LOVED SO DEARLY MOURNED" |
| 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, VX25239 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX25239 | |
| 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. | |
| 14 Jun 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force died from illness on this day. |
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