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APSEY, William George
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | VX46493, V39006 |
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Enlisted: | 16 July 1940, Caulfield, Victoria, Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 9 February 1919 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Died at sea (Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Panel 19, 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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, VX46493 | |
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16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Caulfield, Victoria, Australia | |
16 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX46493, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion | |
4 Jul 1941: | Enlisted V39006 |
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2/22 Battalion
Rank - Private
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George Apsey, of Gardenvale, Victoria.