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EDWARDS, Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX37682 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 22 July 1940, Royal Park, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia , 17 March 1906 |
| Home Town: | Mornington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Caretaker |
| Died: | Executed (POW of Japan), Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, 4 February 1942, aged 35 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea Panel 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 22 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX37682, Royal Park, Victoria | |
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| 22 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX37682, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, VX37682 | |
| 4 Apr 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX37682, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, Embarked Sydney to disembark in Rabaul on 26 April 1941. | |
| 4 Feb 1942: | Involvement Sergeant, VX37682, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, Australia's Northern Periphery | |
| 4 Feb 1942: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sergeant, VX37682, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, Executed (POW of Japan) |
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