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MARDEN, William Vincent
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX39656 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 July 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Australian Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia , 9 September 1908 |
| Home Town: | Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Baker |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 24 May 1945, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 20. Row B. Grave 16. Inscription: "HIS DUTY FEARLESSLY AND NOBLY DONE EVER REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Glen Innes World War 2 Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX39656 | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jul 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX39656 | |
| 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. | |
| 24 May 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Australian Army Service Corps, 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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