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Whittakers, James Dawson

    Date of birth:
    August 7th, 1915 (Wangaratta, Victoria (Aus.))
    Date of death:
    February 20th, 1942 (Tawiri/Laha, Ambon (N.I.))
    Mentioned on:
    Commonwealth Memorial of the Missing Ambon
    Service number:
    VX45608
    Nationality:
    Australian

    Biography

    Lived at Newtown, Victoria. Son of William James Garrett Whittakers, b. 1884 Rose, Victoria - d. 1964 Murchison, Victoria and Bertha Floyd Barnes, b. 1880 Wangaratta - d. 1959 Frankston. Husband of Lesley Joan Whittakers. Lieutenant 2/21 Australian Infantry Battalion (Gull Force) with service number VX45608. Whittakers was executed. His name is recorded on the Commonwealth Memorial for the Missing at Ambon, column 2 and the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial, Campbell/Canberra, panel 48. See also Adams, Robert George.

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    Sources

    • - Kooistra Archief

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