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JONES, Peter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX31001 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mildura, Victoria, AUSTRALIA, 26 September 1919 |
| Home Town: | Red Cliffs, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of illness whilst PoW - Beri Beri, Ambon, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 8 August 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia 19. A. 8. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Red Cliffs War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 8 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX31001 | |
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| 13 Dec 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX31001, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Disembarked, Ambon, 17/12/1941 |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Confirmed PoW. |
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World War 2 Service
| 8 Aug 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX31001, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Died as a Prisoner of War on this date. |
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