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ROGERS, Francis Michael
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX42530 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 11 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd AIF Light Aid Detachments |
| Born: | Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia , 18 July 1904 |
| Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Certificate of Entry, Secondary School |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 24 April 1945, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 20. Row B. Grave 12. Inscription: "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement NX42530 | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX42530 | |
| 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. | |
| 24 Apr 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, 2nd AIF Light Aid Detachments, Ambon, Posted to 104 Light Aid Detachment as part of Gull Force died on this date whilst a prisoner of the Japanese. Nature of death recorded as beri beri. |
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