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ISLES, Thomas Donavon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX14232 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 8 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 9 May 1916 |
| Home Town: | Ascot, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 28 December 1943, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 21. Row B. Grave 1. Inscription: "DEARLY LOVED AND SADLY MISSED BY HIS LOVING MOTHER & BROTHERS" |
| 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, QX14232 | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 8 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX14232 | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Captured and detained by the Japanese Occupation Force, at Tan Toey (Tantui) Prisoner of War (P.O.W.) Camp, Ambon Island. | |
| 28 Dec 1943: | Discharged | |
| 28 Dec 1943: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE, 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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