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ROACH, Allen Evans
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX30592 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Bombardier |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/15th Field Regiment |
| Born: | Wongarbon, New South Wales, 28 March 1916 |
| Home Town: | Tooraweenah, Gilgandra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Died at sea (POW of Japan - Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 12 September 1944, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" LABUAN MEMORIAL - Panel 3. - Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Gilgandra War Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia, Singleton War Memorial, Tooraweenah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX30592, Paddington, New South Wales | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Bombardier, NX30592, 2nd/15th Field Regiment | |
| 14 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, NX30592 | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 6 Sep 1944: | Embarked Bombardier, NX30592, 2nd/15th Field Regiment, Embarked with(1318-POW'S) Ship: "Rakuyo Maru", Singapore; Japanese - Convoy of ships: "HI-72"; Destination: Mainland of Japan - mines; Date and Location of Disaster: 12/09/1944, Off east coast of Hainan Island, Sth China Sea; Cause of Disaster: Unmarked Japanese Transport Ship, "Rakuyo Maru" was torpedoed by USA-submarine - "Sea Lion". | |
| 12 Sep 1944: | Wounded Bombardier, NX30592, 2nd/15th Field Regiment, Prisoners of War |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daniel Bishop
Son of Arthur Henry Evans ROACH and Emily Ethel ROACH
Husband of Olive Ruth Roach (nee Goodfellow)
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