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THORNTON, Frank Edgar
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX27908 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 June 1940, Caulfield, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Latrobe, Tasmania, 23 July 1912 |
| Home Town: | Latrobe, Latrobe, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died at sea (POW of Japan - Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" At Sea, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Latrobe War Memorial, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX27908, Caulfield, Victoria | |
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| 25 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX27908, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jul 1942: | Involvement Private, VX27908, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion, Prisoners of War |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Alfred T. Thornton and Sarah Thornton, of Latrobe, Tasmania.
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