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KELLY, Robert George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX50331 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 March 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rutherglen, Victoria, Australia , 11 November 1919 |
| Home Town: | Rutherglen, Indigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Execution, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 6 February 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 23. Row C. Grave 16. Inscription: "DEEPLY LOVED & SADLY MISSED BY FATHER. MOTHER. BROTHERS & SISTERS". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rutherglen WW2 Honour Wall, Rutherglen War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lance Corporal, VX50331 | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, VX50331 | |
| 2 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Captured and detained by the Japanese Occupation Force, Ambon Island. | |
| 6 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force, executed on this date whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. |
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