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GORHAM, Hilary Guildford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX35794 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia, 5 October 1919 |
| Home Town: | Boorowa, Boorowa, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
| Died: | Croup & Pneumonia whilst a prisoner of war of the Japanese, Japan, 20 June 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Yokohama War Cemetery Section B, D, 13 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Boorowa War Memorial, Young WW2 Supreme Sacrifice Roll of Honour, Young Wall of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX35794 | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX35794, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Hilary Guildford GORHAM was born in Boorowa, NSW on 5th October, 1919
He was the son of Lydia GORHAM
He died as a prisoner of war of the Japanese in the Fukouka 2B POW Camp of Illness (croup & pneumonia) on 20th June 1945
In Memoriam: from his Mother Lydia
"I have missed my lifes companion
a life linked with my own
God alone knows how I miss him
as I walk through life alone"
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