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GATAKER, Charles Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX10821 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 July 1940, Maryborough, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Maryborough, Queensland, Australia, 13 April 1913 |
| Home Town: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | St. Mary's Christian Brothers College Maryborough, Queensland, Australia St. Ignatius College "Riverview" Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Assistant Manager and Director of family business Gatakers Pty. Ltd. |
| Died: | Killed in action, Papua, 9 November 1942, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 7. Row C. Grave 12. Inscription: "HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR KING AND COUNTRY" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Maryborough & Wide Bay Club WW2 Honour Board, Maryborough Queen's Park War Memorial, Maryborough St Mary's College War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Lieutenant, QX10821 | |
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| 15 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX10821, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion, Maryborough, Qld. | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, QX10821, 2nd/25th Infantry Battalion |
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Son of Charles James GATAKER and Ruby Mary nee PORTER of 260 Lennox Street, Maryborough, Qld.
HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR KING AND COUNTRY
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