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LONGSTAFF, Oliver
Personal Details
Other Name: | Longstaff, Oliver Michael |
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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" |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 2 Service
23 Jan 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V41624 | |
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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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