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HANNAH, Allan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX53040 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia , 5 February 1920 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labour (Farm) |
| Died: | Execution, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 20 February 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 23. Row D. Grave 12. Inscription: "IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY DARLING SON. MOTHER". |
| 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, VX53040 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX53040 | |
| 2 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Captured and detained by the Japanese Occupation Force on Ambonia. | |
| 20 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force, executed on this date whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. |
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