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HINCH, Edward John Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX32311 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goroke, Victoria, Australia, 29 March 1911 |
| Home Town: | Goroke, West Wimmera, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Broad Axeman |
| Died: | Presumed killed or died whist a prisoner of the Japanese , Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 20 February 1942, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Ambon Memorial, Malaysia Col 4 |
| Memorials: | Ambon Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 14 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX32311, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Dec 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX32311, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Australia's Northern Periphery | |
| 20 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon |
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