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FELUMB, Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX34517 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Signalman |
| Last Unit: | 8th Division Signals |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 12 September 1918 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Piano Mechanic |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 4 May 1945, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 21. Row D. Grave 5. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE...REMEMBERED BY ALL" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Signalman, NX34517 | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX34517 | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Captured and detained by the Japanese Occupation Force, at Tan Toey (Tantui) Prisoner of War (P.O.W.) Camp, Ambon Island. | |
| 4 May 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Signalman, 8th Division Signals, Ambon, Member of Gull Force, died on this date whilst a prisoner of the Japanese. Nature of death recorded as beri beri. |
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