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Arthur James Bale

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Headstone, Kranji War Cemetery. (photo P. Lascelles, 2008) - This image may be subject to copyright

Headstone, Kranji War Cemetery. (photo P. Lascelles, 2008) - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur James AWMM
  • Surname
    Bale AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 780 AWMM
    • WWII NZD780 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    WW2 POW - Tjebia Island Camp Chris Brooks POW research
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed or died while a Prisoner of War, Cause of Death AWMM
    Died of wounds as a Prisoner of War AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • He was the son of William Robert Bale and of Emma Bale (nee Humphries) of Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia.

    Fiancee of Iris Albrecht. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    31 March 1942 AWMM
    Age 37 AWMM
    Sawabi Islands AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed or died while a Prisoner of War AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore AWMM Collective grave 31 D 1-17 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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11 March 2021GrantSingaporeOther

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