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KETTLE, Matthew Charles
Personal Details
Service Number: | 12817 |
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Enlisted: | 30 January 1941 |
Last Rank: | Aircraftman |
Last Unit: | No. 1 Squadron (RAAF) |
Born: | Colac, Victoria, Australia, 1 February 1921 |
Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
Schooling: | Colac High School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Farm Labourer |
Died: | Illness whilst a Prisoner of the Japanese, Burma, 10 January 1944, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery, (Burma) A8. B. 6. |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
3 Sep 1939: | Involvement 12817 | |
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30 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force | |
31 Jan 1941: | Enlisted 12817 | |
24 Oct 1941: | Transferred Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, No. 8 Squadron (RAAF), Attached to No 8 Sqn RAAF at RAF Base Sembawang in Singapore. | |
10 Jan 1944: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 12817, No. 1 Squadron (RAAF), Prisoners of War | |
10 Jan 1944: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman, 12817, No. 1 Squadron (RAAF), P.O.W. Death. |
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