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POWER, John Rivers
Personal Details
| Service Number: | V373290 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 September 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia , 1 November 1917 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer (Mixed) |
| Died: | Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia, 15 October 2002, aged 84 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Yan Yean Public Cemetery Lawn A Row D-091 |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 18 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, V373290, 2nd (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 18 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, V373290, 2nd (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), The current enlistment record is incorrect he lived & enlisted in Vic not NSW | |
| 8 Mar 1945: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, Volunteer Defence Corps (VIC) | |
| 9 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, V373290, 2nd (NSW) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
| 9 Oct 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, V373290, 2nd (VIC) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), The current discharge record is incorrect, he lived & enlisted in Victoria not NSW. |
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