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Lark Force 2/10 Field Ambulance
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Soldiers of Lark Force are known to have died whilst escaping or as Prisoners of War in Rabaul, 1942.
1. VX25571 Gnr ARTHUR, James Wilhelm Charles Ernest; Aged 25; 17th Anti-Tank Battery, RAA; PRESUMED DEAD, New Britain; Saturday, 1 Aug 1942.
2. VX129373 (V11646) Sig AUCHETTL, Leonard Frederick; Aged 20; Rabaul Fortress Signals; DROWNED in Leyand River en route to Port Moresby; Monday, 23 Feb 1942.
3. VX39755 L/Cpl BEHETS, Arthur Leopold Ferdinand; Aged 32; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS en route to Port Moresby; Saturday, 21 Mar 1942.
4. VX41246 Pte BONE, Ivan Colin; Aged 26; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, New Britain; Tuesday, 31 Mar 1942.
5. VX30485 Pte BOWER, Stephen Alexander; Aged 36; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; PRESUMED DEAD, Rabaul; Thursday, 26 Feb 1942.
6. NX191440 (N100456) Sgt BOWRAN, Arthur Thomas; Aged 21; Rabaul Fortress Signals; DROWNED, Wuning, New Britain en route to Port Moresby; Monday, 23 Feb 1942.
7. VX29545; Pte CADMAN, Charles John; Aged 26; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, Rabaul; Monday, 23 Feb 1942.
8. VX38281; Pte CALAIO, Phelix (aka Phillip Michael); Aged 45; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, Rabaul whilst POW; Sunday, 22 Feb 1942.
9. SX11452 (SP6481) Bdr COCKERILL-SMITH, Lloyd Prosser; Aged 28; 'L' Heavy Battery, Rabaul; PRESUMED DEAD, New Britain en route to Port Moresby; Sunday, 19 Apr 1942.
10. VX24162; Pte COATES, George Duncan; Aged 26; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS en route to Port Moresby; Thursday, 26 Mar 1942.
11. VX13226 (V80393); L/Cpl COX, Bernard Edward Ludgate; Aged 45; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, Rabaul whilst POW; Friday, 27 Mar 1942. (Served World War 1, Regt No:3329, 2nd Pioneer Battalion)
12. VX37503; Pte CREED, Austin Bramwell; Aged 35; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, Rabaul whilst POW; Friday, 20 Feb 1942.
13. VX23345 Pte DOWNIE, John Alexander; Aged 28; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS en route to Port Moresby; Tuesday, 24 Mar 1942.
14. VX23888 L/Cpl GRACE, Joseph Henry; Aged 34; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, New Britain; Monday, 23 Mar 1942.
15. VX47290 L/Cpl HARTLEY, Rex Allen; Aged 25; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, Rabaul; Friday, 20 Feb 1942.
16. NGX202 (NG4046) Rfn HUNTER, Stanley William; Aged 34; New Guinea Volunteer Rifles; PRESUMED DEAD, Rabaul; Saturday, 7 Feb 1942.
17. VX41293 Pte HUTCHINS, Alan Leslie; Aged 24; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, Rabaul whilst POW; Tuesday, 31 Mar 1942.
18. VX24213; Pte JAMES, Ivor Preece; Aged 36; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS at Sea off New Britain; Friday, 10 Apr 1942.
19. VX19572; Pte KELLEHER, Peter Joseph; Aged 32; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS at Sea en route to Port Moresby; Thursday, 19 Feb 1942.
20. VX37940; Pte MEYER, Frederick John; Aged 21; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, Rabaul as POW; Monday, 27 Apr 1942.
21. VX20553; Pte McLENNAN, Donald Munro; Aged 35; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, New Britain en route to Port Moresby; 22 Feb 1942.
22. NX191452 (N108514) Gnr OGILVIE, Maurice; Aged 18; Rabaul Anti-Aircraft Battery; DIED of ILLNESS, Rabaul whilst POW; Sunday, 29 Mar 1942.
23. VX34445; Pte OXNAM, Eric George; Aged 32; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, New Britain; Thursday, 30 Apr 1942.
24. VX47210; Pte PALMER, Ronald Stanley Ormonde; Aged 29; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, New Britain; Thursday, 5 Mar 1942.
25. NX191467 (N109812); Gnr PREECE, Ormond Merton Gilmore; Aged 18; Rabaul Ant-Aircraft Battery, RAA; DIED of ILLNESS, New Britain; Friday, 6 Mar 1942.
26. NX191438 (N73982) Gnr PRESCOTT, John; Aged 19; 'L' Heavy Battery, Rabaul; PRESUMED DEAD, New Britain en route to Port Moresby; Saturday, 1 Aug 1942.
27. VX129414; Gnr QUINLAN, Joseph; Aged 20; 'L' Heavy Battery, Rabaul; PRESUMED DEAD, New Britian en route to Port Moresby; Saturday, 16 May 1942.
28. VX24170 Pte ROBERTS, Albert; (Served as LYONS, Albert); Aged 36; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, Rabaul as POW; Thursday, 9 Apr 1942.
29. VX43103; Pte ROBINSON, Arthur William; Aged 21; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, New Britain en route to Port Moresby; Tuesday, 3 Mar 1942.
30. VX45877; Pte SEATER, Harold James; Aged 26; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, New Britain en route to Port Moresby; Friday, 27 Feb 1942.
31. VX24136; Pte SEIFFERT, Leonard George; Aged 21; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DROWNED at Sea en route to Port Moresby; Monday, 23 Feb 1942.
32. VX32338; Gnr SHIELDS, William Charles; Aged 42; DIED of ILLNESS, Rabaul whilst POW; Wednesday, 25 Mar 1942.
33. VX129333; Capt SILVERMAN, Herbert Nathan; Aged 31; 'L' Heavy Battery, Rabaul; PRESUMED DEAD, New Britain en route to Port Moresby; Friday, 30 Jan 1942.
34. VX32685; L/Cpl SLOAN, John McFarlane; Aged 41; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, New Britian en route to Port Moresby; Sunday, 22 Feb 1942.
35. VX23685; L/Cpl SPENCE, John; Aged 28; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; PRESUMED DEAD, New Britain whilst en route to Port Morseby; Friday, 30 Jan 1942.
36. VX24013; Pte STEVENSON, Ernest James; Aged 21; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; PRESUMED DEAD, Rabaul whilst POW; Friday, 1 May 1942.
37. VX47709; Pte STEWART, Harold; Aged 38; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, New Britain en route to Port Moresby; Monday, 23 Feb 1942.
38. VX40166; L/Cpl THOMAS, Stewart Athol; Aged 22; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; PRESUMED DEAD, Rabaul whilst POW; Friday, 20 Feb 1942.
39. VX47739; Pte VINNELL, Albert Charles; Aged 30; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, New Britain en route to Port Moresby; Monday, 6 Apr 1942.
40. VX20820; Pte WELCH, Henry; Aged 32; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; PRESUMED DEAD, Rabaul whilst POW; Sunday, 15 Feb 1942.
41. VX27782; Pte WHELLANS, Kevin West; Aged 21; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, New Britain en route to Port Moresby; Monday, 6 Apr 1942.
42. VX30203; Pte WHITE, James Edwin; Aged 25; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS at Sea en route to Port Moresby; Sunday, 22 Feb 1942.
43. VX41312; Pte WILLIAMS, Eric Erasmus; Aged 22; 2/22nd Infantry Battalion; DIED of ILLNESS, New Britain en route to Port Moresby; Sunday, 22 Feb 1942.
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