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O'DONOGHUE, Peter James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX39955 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 February 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 9 September 1921 |
| Home Town: | Hawthorn, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Storeman |
| Died: | Execution, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 22 November 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 18. Row D. Grave 6. Inscription: "LOVED SON OF MR. & MRS. P. O’DONOGHUE OF HAWTHORN, VIC. … R.I.P." |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX39955 | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX39955 | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Ambon, Captured and detained by the Japanese Occupation Force, at Ambon Island. | |
| 22 Nov 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 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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