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ROBB, Lindsay Walter
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX52566 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1940, Paddington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Leeton, New South Wales, 14 December 1920 |
| Home Town: | Leeton, Leeton, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shop assistant |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Japan), Thailand, 26 December 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery 1 K 46 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Griffith Cenotaph, Leeton ANZAC Memorial Clock Tower and Memorial, Leeton Mountford Park WW2 Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX52566, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion, Malaya/Singapore | |
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| 3 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Paddington, New South Wales | |
| 3 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX52566, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
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"...NX52566 Private Lindsay Walter Robb... from Leeton, New South Wales... enlisted in the second AIF in June 1940, and served in the Pacific with the 2/19 Battalion... Lindsay Robb (was) captured by Japanese forces at Singapore in February 1942. Lindsay Robb died from disease whilst a prisoner of war (POW) on 26 December 1943." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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