Virtual War Memorial | John Phillip (Jack or Slim) SOMMERVILLE

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SOMMERVILLE, John Phillip

Service Number:	V155245
Enlisted:	22 September 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	39 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia , 23 July 1921
Home Town:	Carlton North, Melbourne, Victoria
Schooling:	Secondary School (8th Grade)
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Papua, 2 January 1943, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 7. Row C. Grave 5. Inscription: "A LIFE MADE BEAUTIFUL BY KINDLY DEEDS. DUTY BRAVELY DONE".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, V155245
22 Sep 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V155245, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF
Date unknown:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V155245, 39 Infantry Battalion AMF

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