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DUNCAN, James Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX36074 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Staff Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 July 1918 |
| Home Town: | Yarrawonga, Moira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Assistant Branch Manager, General Merchants |
| Died: | Injuries, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 16 May 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 21. Row A. Grave 7. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE...EVER REMEMBERED" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Yarrawonga War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement VX36074 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, VX36074 | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Died whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. Nature of death recorded as "cause not stated". | |
| 16 May 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Staff Sergeant, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force died from illness on this day. |
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