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HOY, Francis Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX29382 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 August 1908 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 15 September 1944, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 5 No known grave , Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, VX29382 | |
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| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Sapper, VX29382, Enlisted at Caulfield, Victoria | |
| 20 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX29382 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Thomas Lovett Hoy and Alice May(nee Tinsley) Hoy; husband of Jean Gertrude Lillian Hoy of East Brunswick, Victoria
Francis was being transported to Japan as a Prisoner of War aboard the Rakuyo Maru which was sunk by an American submarine