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RAINSBURY, Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX62504 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kensington, Victoria, Australia, 13 June 1920 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Merit Certificate |
| Occupation: | Salesman |
| Died: | Execution, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 22 November 1942, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 21. Row B. Collective Grave 5 - 14. Inscription: "HE DIED THAT WE MAY LIVE HIS SMILE WILL BE EVER REMEMBERED" |
| 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, VX62504 | |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX62504 | |
| 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. | |
| 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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