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FERNIE, Cyril
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX7345 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 20 April 1906 |
| Home Town: | Morisset, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 7 May 1945, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 21. Row D. Grave 3. Inscription: "HIS DUTY BOBLY DONE" |
| 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, NX7345 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX7345 | |
| 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. | |
| 7 May 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Australian Army Service Corps, 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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