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NEWBURY, Mark William Horton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX43876 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 6 April 1908 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Manager (Soft goods) |
| Died: | Execution, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 6 February 1942, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 23. Row B. Grave 16. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE…EVER REMEMBERED AND EVER LOVED" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Major, VX43876 | |
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| 3 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, VX43876 | |
| 2 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Captured and detained by the Japanese Occupation Force, Ambon Island. | |
| 6 Feb 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion, Ambon, Member of Gull Force, executed on this date whilst a prisoner of the Japanese Occupation Force. |
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