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NELSON, John Henry
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 333224, VX44200 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 February 1939, Dandenong, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warragul, Victoria, 13 February 1919 |
| Home Town: | Berwick, Casey, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hallam Valley Primary School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Hainan Island, Hainan Island, China, 4 June 1945, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Yokohama War Cemetery Yokohama Hodogaya |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Berwick War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 6 Feb 1939: | Enlisted Australian Army (Post WW2), Private, 333224, Dandenong, Victoria | |
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| 6 Feb 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, VX44200 | |
| 1 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX44200 | |
| 4 Jun 1945: | Involvement Corporal, VX44200, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War |
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