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MACKLAN, Edgar Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX29535 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wodonga, Victoria, Australia , 20 July 1915 |
| Home Town: | Benalla, Benalla, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop Assistant |
| Died: | Presumed, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 20 February 1942, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 23. Row D. Grave 9. Inscription: “DEARLY LOVED & SADLY MISSED SON OF MR. & MRS. MACKLAN OF BENALLA, VICTORIA.” |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Benalla War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX29535 | |
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| 4 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX29535 | |
| 7 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Captured and detained by the Japanese Occupation Force, Ambon Island. | |
| 20 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force, executed on this or before this date whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. |
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