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PANTON, Kenneth George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | TX3337 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penguin, Tasmania, Australia, 22 May 1919 |
| Home Town: | Penguin, Central Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Penguin State School, Tasmania, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural Causes , Tasmania, Australia, 13 July 2007, aged 88 years |
| Cemetery: |
Kingston Lawn Cemetery, Tasmania, Australia Water View Drive - Stage 1, Row 1, Number 34 The plaque in the Cornelian Bay Cemetery is a Remembrance Plaque only within the Tasmanian (Hobart) Garden of Remembrance. |
| Memorials: | Tasmania (Hobart) Garden of Remembrance |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 14 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, TX3337 | |
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| 29 Dec 1940: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, TX3337, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Melbourne per "Mauritania", Transferred at Colombo to "Devonshire" 14th Jan 1941. Disembarked Middle East 1st Feb 1941 (Palestine). | |
| 25 Mar 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, TX3337, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Egypt for service in Greece, returned from Greece May 1941 & disembarked in the "Middle East". | |
| 1 Jun 1941: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Feb 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, TX3337, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Embarked "Middle East" per "Nieuw Amsterdam", transhipped Bombay to "Diluara" 23rd Feb 1942. Disembarked 4 M.D. (Adelaide) 29th March 1942. | |
| 10 Aug 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), TX3337, 2nd/12th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Brisbane per "Anshun" 10th Aug 1942, Disembarked New Guinea 17th Aug 1942. | |
| 14 Sep 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, TX3337 |
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