WW2 Australian Service Medal. 2/21st Battalion Gull Force Died as P. O. W

WW2 Australian Service Medal. 2/21st Battalion Gull Force Died as P. O. W

WW2 Australian Service Medal. 2/21st Battalion Gull Force Died as P. O. W

WW2 Australian Service Medal. 2/21st Battalion Gull Force Died as P. O. W

WW2 Australian Service Medal. 2/21st Battalion Gull Force Died as P. O. W

Genuine full size medal impressed VX30371 C. Charles Banks was born on the 10. Of October 1906 in Wolverhampton, England. He enlisted in the Australian Armyon the 10. Allocated service number VX30371, hejoined the 2/21st Infantry Battalion. The 2/21st Battalion along withother support elements were referred to as Gull Force and their destinationwas the Island of Ambon in the Netherlands, East Indies. Gull Force arrived onAmbon and was tasked with defending the Islands harbour and airstrip. TheAustralian force was split into two, one part protecting the Laha airstrip andthe other part protecting the harbour, Charles was part of the latter force. With a total force numbering1131 men the Australians were expected to defend the Island, however when aJapanese force of around 20,000 troops landed, the inevitable happened and mostbecame prisoners of war. Charles officially died of Illness as a Prisoner of War at Tan Toey Camp on the 3. He was one of the409 men who died of starvation, overwork, disease and brutality on Ambon Island. Scarce ASM to a Gull Force casualty. The item “WW2 Australian Service Medal. 2/21st Battalion Gull Force Died as P. O. W” is in sale since Thursday, January 30, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectables\Militaria\1939 – 1945 (WWII)”. The seller is “sapper_mick4″ and is located in Keperra, QLD. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Product Type: Medals
  • Era: 1940s
  • Country: Australia
  • Authenticity: Original