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FLANAGAN, Thomas Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX46547 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, 21 December 1912 |
| Home Town: | Tumbulgum, Tweed, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer (Banana) |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 12 July 1945, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 16. Row D. Grave 11. Inscription: "IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY. YOUR PRAYERS FOR HIM EXTOL…R.I.P." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Uki Tweed River South Arm War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX46547 | |
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| 11 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX46547, 2nd/12th Field Ambulance | |
| 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. | |
| 12 Jul 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/12th Field Ambulance, 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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