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CHESTERTON, John Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | NX42895 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 August 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 30 September 1916 |
| Home Town: | Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 29 November 1991, aged 75 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kenmore (Saint Patrick) Cemetery, Goulburn, NSW |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 15 Aug 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX42895, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 10 Jan 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX42895, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore | |
| 1 Jul 1943: | Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Lance Corporal, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion | |
| 30 Jan 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, NX42895, 2nd/19th Infantry Battalion |
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