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RUDWICK, Alfred John
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | V103160, VX102007 |
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Enlisted: | 12 August 1941, Ballarat, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | Z Special Unit |
Born: | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia , 28 January 1921 |
Home Town: | Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Printer |
Died: | Executed (POW of Japan), Borneo, 30 December 1944, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Labuan War Cemetery Grave Location: 19. A. 3. Original burial site between Meran & Tenagian-Kechil Rivers |
Memorials: | Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Ballarat City Fire Brigade WW2 Honor Roll, Broome Z Special Unit Memorial, Labuan Memorial, Labuan Federal Territory, Malaysia |
Service History
World War 2 Service
12 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Private, V103160, Ballarat, Victoria | |
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24 Jun 1942: | Involvement VX102007 | |
24 Jun 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lieutenant, VX102007, Z Special Unit | |
21 Jan 1944: | Promoted Lieutenant, Z Special Unit | |
19 Mar 1944: | Imprisoned Operation Python - declared missing and POW | |
30 Dec 1944: | Involvement Lieutenant, VX102007, Z Special Unit, Prisoners of War | |
8 May 1947: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Gallant and distinguished service in the field |
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