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BRAITHWAITE, Richard Kendal.
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | N286259, N286259 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 January 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia, 10 July 1923 |
| Home Town: | Wallsend, Newcastle, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Plattsburg primary |
| Occupation: | Grocer |
| Died: | Killed in action, New Guinea, 27 December 1942, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot A5 Row B Gave 23 |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 15 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N286259, 36th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 15 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N286259 , 36th Infantry Battalion, Wounded on 26 December 1942 and died next day 27 December 1942 | |
| 15 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N286259 , 36th Infantry Battalion, Wounded on 26 December 1942 and died next day 27 December 1942 | |
| 15 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N286259 , 36th Infantry Battalion, Wounded on 26 December 1942 and died next day 27 December 1942 | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, N286259, 36th Infantry Battalion |
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