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LITAIZE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX44175 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Loch Valley, Victoria, Australia , 26 December 1919 |
| Home Town: | Neerim, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| 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 B. Grave 7. 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, Neerim War Memorial, Noojee War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX44175 | |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX44175 | |
| 2 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Captured and detained by the Japanese Occupation Force, on or after this date. | |
| 6 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 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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