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MAGGS, David Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX35917 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 28 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia, 16 July 1911 |
| Home Town: | Griffith, Griffith, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Presumed dead, Malaya, 28 February 1942, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Griffith Cenotaph, Singapore Memorial Kranji War Cemetery, Yenda WW2 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 28 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private | |
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| 28 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX35917, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Feb 1942: | Involvement Private, NX35917, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Jason Thoroughgood
David Maggs was born in Narrandera NSW and at the time he enlisted was living in Griffith NSW with his wife Alma and working as a labourer. He enlisted in June 1940 in Wagga Wagga and was posted to the 2/19th Bn. He arrived in Singapore on 18th February 1941 and was listed as missing on the 28th February 1942. He was listed as being on the SS Ban Ho Guan, a Dutch ship sunk with all hands while attempting to reach Java from Sumatra, he was aged 30 at the time of his death.