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JOHNSTON, Athol Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX4530 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 May 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Wynyard, Tasmania, Australia , 15 September 1907 |
| Home Town: | Woonona, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter Foreman |
| Died: | Malaria whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Thailand, 30 September 1943, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Burial Reference : - Plot 1, Row J, Grave 76. Personal Inscription : - "DEARLY LOVED & SADLY MISSED BY HIS LOVING FATHER, BROTHERS & SISTERS". |
| 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, NX4530 | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX4530 | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Died of illness. |
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