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KENNEDY, Edward Albert George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX9408 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 18 June 1916 |
| Home Town: | Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Banana Grower |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 11 July 1945, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 16. Row D. Grave 6. Inscription: "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE. EVER REMEMBERED" |
| 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, QX9408 | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX9408 | |
| 22 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. | |
| 11 Jul 1945: | Discharged | |
| 11 Jul 1945: | 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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