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TRIGWELL, Vernon Chapman
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX17863 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 December 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | DONNYBROOK, WA, 22 September 1919 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died at sea (Rakuyo Maru), South China Sea, 14 September 1944, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Donnybrook War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, WX17863 | |
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| 3 Dec 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX17863, 2nd/4th Machine Gun Battalion |
Personal Stories
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POW ‘Rakuyo Maru’ Lost South China Sea, 14 September 1944 aged 24 years.
Vern Trigwell, Allan Trigwell and Harry Cain served with 25th Light Horse Militia prior to enlisting with AIF 3rd and 4th December 1941. Vern joined reinforcements, 2/4th MGB ‘C’ Company. As a POW in Singapore he joined ‘A’ Force Burma, Green Force No. 3 Battalion to work on the Burma-Thai Railway.
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