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SCAMBREY, William Edmund
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX29342 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/10th Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia , 10 August 1906 |
| Home Town: | Newcastle, Hunter Region, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese, Borneo, 20 March 1945, aged 38 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Labuan Memorial, Labuan, Malaysia Panel 25 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, NX29342 | |
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| 7 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX29342 | |
| 20 Mar 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Corporal, NX29342, 2nd/10th Field Ambulance |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William Edmund SCAMBREY was born in Newcastle in NSW on 10th August, 1906
His parents were William Joseph SCAMBREY & Laura GROVES who married in NSW in 1904
He married Jean HOCKING in Lambton in 1927 (divorced) & 2nd marriage to Hazel May ASPREY in Sydney in 1941 (daughter Wilma)
William died of Illness whilst a prisoner of war in Sandakan, Borneo on 20th March, 1945
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