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MCDIARMID, Anthony
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX31697 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 12 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | No. 1 Independent Company |
| Born: | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, 29 March 1919 |
| Home Town: | Rowlands Creek, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the RABAUL MEMORIAL at Panel 13. , Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 12 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX31697 | |
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| 7 Dec 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX31697, No. 1 Independent Company, Australia's Northern Periphery | |
| 1 Jul 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX31697, No. 1 Independent Company, Prisoners of War, Lost at sea on the Montevideo Maru |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 23 and the son of Arthur Hallam McDiarmid and Esther McDiarmid, of Altarnun, Cornwall, England.
Montevideo Maru was a Japanese auxiliary ship that was sunk in World War II, resulting in the drowning of many Australian prisoners of war and civilians being transported from Rabaul, in what is considered the worst maritime disaster in Australia's history. Prior to the war the ship operated as a passenger and cargo vessel traveling mainly between Asia and South America.
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