Bernard Joseph SLAVEN

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SLAVEN, Bernard Joseph

Service Number:	NX54368
Enlisted:	25 June 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Crowther, Young - New South Wales, Australia, 25 November 1916
Home Town:	Gooloogong, Cowra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian Commando Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Canowindra Memorial Park, Canowindra RSL Honour Roll, Cowra and District War Memorial WW2, Eugowra War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, NX54368
25 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX54368
1 Jul 1942:	Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, NX54368

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Joseph and Elizabth SLAVEN nee DEVINE of Gooloogong, NSW

He was among a group landed on the Island of New Ireland, in the hope of gaining intelligence on the movement of the Japanese Troops. However, they were taken Prisoners of War. Some months later they were herded onto the 'Montevideo Maru' on charter to the Japanese, and were being taken to Japan for slave labour. The ship was torpedoed by an American Sub on July 1st 1942.

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