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SLAVEN, Bernard Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX54368 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 25 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | CROWTHER, NSW, 25 November 1916 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| 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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, NX54368 | |
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| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX54368 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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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