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LANG, William Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX39191 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Heavy Battery |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 13 November 1921 |
| Home Town: | North Sydney, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Hat Blocker |
| Died: | Illness, Timor, 24 May 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 19. Row D. Grave 2. Inscription "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED...R.I.P." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, NX39191 | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX39191 | |
| 22 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Captured and detained on or after this date, by the Japanese Occupation Force, at POW Camp Usapa (Oesapa) Besar, Kupang Province, Timor. | |
| 24 May 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, 2nd/1st Heavy Battery, Member of Sparrow Force died on this date whilst a prisoner of the Japanese. Nature of death recorded as illness (not stated). |
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