Clarence John SAWYER

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Service Number:	WX7939
Enlisted:	13 August 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion
Born:	Mount Helena, Western Australia, 25 August 1907
Home Town:	Doodlakine, Kellerberrin, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not known
Occupation:	Farm hand
Died:	Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese , Bandoeng, Java, Netherlands East Indies, 1 April 1942, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	Jakarta War Cemetery, Indonesia Grave Reference: 3. H. 14.,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Nungarin War Memorial

13 Aug 1940:	Enlisted Private, WX7939, Claremont, Western Australia
13 Aug 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, WX7939
1 Apr 1942:	Involvement Private, WX7939, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion, Prisoners of War

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Clarence John SAWYER was born on 25th August, 1907 in Mount Helena, Western Australia

His parents were Archibald Joseph SAWYER & Mary McARTHUR

He married Elsie Ada DARGIE in WA in 1932

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Medals

1939-45 Star

Pacific Star

Defence Medal

War Medal 1939-45

Australian Service Medal