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JOHN, Roydon Sydney
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX10766 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1940, Maryborough, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Murwillumbah, New South Wales, 18 November 1919 |
| Home Town: | Dallarnil, North Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farm labourer |
| Died: | Brisbane, Queensland, 9 December 1988, aged 69 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Queensland Garden of Remembrance (Pinnaroo), Qld |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, QX10766, Maryborough, Queensland | |
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| 9 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX10766, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 10 Jul 1940: | Involvement Private, QX10766 | |
| 15 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Officially stated - missing, prisoner of war - from date: 15/02/1942, (NAA Pg-6) POW-Prisoner of War; To Japanese Surrender Date: 10/09/1945, Officially recognized date of surrender of the Japanese Forces to the Allied Forces at the Surrender Point Memorial-Labuan Federal Territory-Labuan, Malaysia. (Pg-6) | |
| 4 Jan 1946: | Discharged Private, QX10766, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX10766, 2nd/26th Infantry Battalion |
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