Identity
Person No.
16784
Service No.
NX68224
Last Name
First Name
Kenneth Ross
Initials
K R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SEA 815
Lost at sea
Cause of Death
Died at sea, on Montevideo Maru, a Japanese auxiliary ship that was sunk by allied submarine USS Sturgeon, resulting in the drowning of a large number of Australian prisoners of war and civilians being transported from Rabaul
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Location
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Locality
Unknown
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Notes
Son of William Taylor Mitchell and Pauline Elizabeth Mitchell, of Guildford, New South Wales. Born Klipkraal, South Africa
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "Australian Army Dental Corps" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.
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