Douglas Naimby RAWSON

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Service Number:	VX43216
Enlisted:	8 July 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/29th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Greensborough, Victoria, Australia, 25 May 1918
Home Town:	Burnley, Yarra, Victoria
Schooling:	Unknown
Occupation:	Process Worker
Died:	Illness, Thailand, 31 October 1943, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) Joint grave A13 A 6
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX43216
8 Jul 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX43216, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion
9 Jun 1943:	Imprisoned

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Douglas Naimby RAWSON was born in Greenborough, Victoria on 25th May, 1918

His parents were Charles Allan RAWSON & Rose Agnes NAIMBY

He died of illness in Thailand whilst a prisoner of war on 31st October, 1943