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HUTCHINS, Fred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX61203 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia, 1 March 1921 |
| Home Town: | Woorinen, Swan Hill, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Illness whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 6 July 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia 17. D. 12. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Swan Hill Hutchins Brothers Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX61203, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 6 Jul 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX61203, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Died of Illness as Prisoner of War |
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