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FEETUM, Ronald William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX90387 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Z Special Unit |
| Born: | London, England, 27 October 1903 |
| Home Town: | Ormond, Glen Eira, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Execution, Ambon, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 31 August 1943, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia 7. A. 16. |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, VX90387, 'M' Special Unit | |
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| 30 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2) | |
| 30 Sep 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, VX90387, Z Special Unit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by David Barlow
Son of Frederick William and Bertha Feetum
Husband of Margaret Sybla Feetum of Ormond, Victoria
Australian Infantry - attached to "M" Special Unit
Lieutenant Ronald William Feetum VX90387 and Sergeant Jack McCandlish VX80269 were captured on Aru Island and sent to Ambon where they were eventually executed by the Japanese Secret Police