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GUY, Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX25396 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Newcastle, England, United Kingdom, 31 March 1904 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plate Layer |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 27 April 1945, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 24. Row C. Grave 2. Inscription: "LEST WE FORGET" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kangaroo Ground Shire of Eltham Tower of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX25396 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX25396 | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Captured and detained till deceased by the Japanese Occupation Force, at Tan Toey (Tantui) Prisoner of War (P.O.W.) Camp, Ambon Island. | |
| 27 Apr 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, 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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