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ROSEWARNE, Clarence William
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | V50563, VX129395 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Lark Force |
| Born: | Scarsdale, Victoria, 18 March 1917 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Rubber worker |
| Died: | Died at sea (POW of Japan - Montevideo Maru), South China Sea, 1 July 1942, aged 25 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 |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jun 1940: | Involvement V50563 | |
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| 3 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX129395, Nepean, Victoria | |
| 3 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX129395 | |
| 21 Mar 1941: | Transferred Gunner, Lark Force | |
| 14 Jan 1942: | Involvement Gunner, VX129395 | |
| 25 Jan 1942: | Imprisoned POW of Japan |
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Clarence William ROSEWARNE was born on 18th March, 1917 in Scarsdale, Victoria
His parents were James Alfred William ROSEWARNE and Helen May SCOTT
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It is now known that a lot of Soldiers were executed at Rabaul and reported as being killed when a U.S. sub sank the ship carrying prisoners of war back to Japan.
His wages were going to his mother and when the Australian government found out of his death they asked her to pay back his wages back to when he was reported killed.
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