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ROUSE, John Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX43021 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Colligrenebri, New South Wales, Australia, 14 October 1908 |
| Home Town: | Lightning Ridge, Walgett, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Illness, Borneo, 2 June 1945, aged 36 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" LABUAN MEMORIAL Panel 10. Malaysia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Sandakan Prisoner of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement NX43021 | |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Corporal, NX43021, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX43021, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Nov 1943: | Imprisoned 11.4.1942: Reported as missing in Singapore 17.11.1943: Officially recorded as a POW 23.8.1944: Officially recorded as a POW in Borneo |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Gary Hockley
Son of John Henry and Alice Ann Rouse; husband of Roma Veronica Rouse, of Paddington, Queensland.
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