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ABSOLOM, Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX8281 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tasmania, Australia , 19 October 1921 |
| Home Town: | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese, Thailand, 23 October 1943, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kanchanaburi War Cemetery Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi Province, Thailand |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, TX8281, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 7 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, TX8281, 2nd/29th Infantry Battalion |
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