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LAPHAM, Alfred George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NGX97 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/11th Field Company / Squadron RAE |
| Born: | Bristol, England, United Kingdom , 19 October 1912 |
| Home Town: | Auburn, Boroondara, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Winchman |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 1 July 1945, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 17. Row D. Grave 16. Inscription: "HE DIED THAT OTHERS MAY LIVE OUR DEAR BOY…DAD & MUM." |
| 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, NGX97 | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NGX97 | |
| 17 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. | |
| 1 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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