August Francis (Frank) VALE

VALE, August Francis

Service Number: VX129409
Enlisted: 22 August 1940
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: Fortress / Coastal Artillery & Supporting Elements
Born: Murtoa, Victoria, 3 September 1915
Home Town: Croxton, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Motor driver
Died: Died at sea (POW of Japan - Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 26 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, Rabaul Memorial, Rabaul Montevideo Maru Memorial
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World War 2 Service

22 Aug 1940: Enlisted Private, VX129409, Preston, Victoria
22 Aug 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX129409
1 Jul 1942: Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX129409, Fortress / Coastal Artillery & Supporting Elements , Australia's Northern Periphery, Sapper - Engineer, Fortress Company Rabaul

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