LOVE, Bruce
| Service Number: | NX53808 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 9 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia , 25 August 1916 |
| Home Town: | Burwood, Burwood, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Presumed, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 20 February 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 23. Row D. Grave 15. Inscription: "TILL THE DAY DAWNS" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement NX53808 | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, NX53808 | |
| 7 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Presumed to have been captured and detained by the Japanese Occupation Force, on or after this date. | |
| 20 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Sergeant, Australian Army Service Corps, Ambon, Member of Gull Force, presumed dead on or after this date whilst a prisoner of the Japanese |
Bruce Love
9th July 1940 Enlisted at the RAS. Showground. Posted to AAOC.
5th September 1940 Taken on strangth. AASC Training Depot (RAS Showground)
12th September 1940 AASC Training Depot. Appointed L/Cpl (RAS Showground).
2nd May 1941 AASC Training Depot. Appointed A/L/Sgt (Goulburn).
18th July 1941 AASC Training Depot. Appointed A/Sgt (Goulburn).
29th July 1941 Transferred to AASC. – Section “Gull” (Goulburn).
29th July 1941 Taken on Strength. Ex AASC Training Depot. (RAS Showground).
29th July 1941 Reverted to A/Cpl (RAS Showground).
19th August 1941 Entrained to 7 M.D. (Sydney).
29th August 1941 Marched in 7 M.D. (Darwin).
9th September 1941 Promoted to A/L/SGT (Darwin).
13th December 1941 Embarked Overseas Service (Darwin).
17th December 1941 Disembarked Ambon.
17th April 1942 Missing (2nd ECH).
24th November 1945 MSG. BEL. DEC, LAHA GARR. CAUSE UNKNOWN, on or after 7th February 1941 (2nd ECH).
29th April 1946 Previously reported missing, believed deceased while P.O.W Laha, Ambonia on or after 7/2/42. Now reported became missing and for official purposes presumed dead 20/2/42.
Submitted 16 March 2022 by John Gillies
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