Oliver LONGSTAFF

LONGSTAFF, Oliver

Other Name: Longstaff, Oliver Michael
Service Numbers: V41624, VX68928
Enlisted: 23 January 1941
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Elsternwick, City of Glen Eira, Victoria, Australia, 23 January 1920
Home Town: Glen Huntly, Glen Eira, Victoria
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer (Meter Maker)
Died: Killed in Action , New Guinea, 19 December 1944, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Lae War Cemetery
CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot PP. Row D. Grave 13. Personal Inscription ~ "WE WHO LOVED YOU WILL NEVER FORGET"
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World War 2 Service

23 Jan 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V41624
19 Dec 1941: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX68928, 6th Training Battalion, Armadale, Victoria
3 Sep 1943: Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V41624

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