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RUTHERFORD, Albert John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX47569 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 August 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Anti Tank Batteries / Companies |
| Born: | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia, 2 July 1920 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 18 July 1945, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia CWGC Grave No: Plot 18. Row C. Grave 5. Inscription: "HIS COUNTRY CALLED. HE ANSWERED. CHERISHED MEMORIES" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Gunner, NX47569 | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX47569 | |
| 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. | |
| 18 Jul 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Gunner, Anti Tank Batteries / Companies, Ambon, Member of Gull Force, died on this date whilst a prisoner of the Japanese. Nature of death recorded as beri beri. |
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