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CHILD, James Musgrove
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | V34754, VX18592 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 January 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Whittlesea, Victoria, Australia, 14 April 1919 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber & Gasfitter |
| Died: | 10 March 2001, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Scottsdale and Ellesmere General Cemetery, Tasmania Columbarium Wall |
| Memorials: | Whittlesea WW2 Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Jan 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V34754 | |
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| 29 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX18592 | |
| 5 Feb 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, VX18592, Field Company Engineers, Embarked Melbourne for Middle East, Disembarked Palestine 15th March 1941. | |
| 5 Feb 1941: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, VX18592, Field Company Engineers, Embarked Melbourne for Middle East, Disembarked Palestine 15th March 1941. | |
| 10 Mar 1942: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, VX18592, Field Company Engineers, Embarked Middle East per "West Point" Disembarked 4 Military District Australia ex "West Point" 30th March 1942 | |
| 26 May 1943: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, VX18592, Field Company Engineers, Embarked Townsville per "Taroona", disembarked Port Moresby 28th May 1943 | |
| 30 May 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, VX18592, Field Company Engineers, Embarked Lae per : "Sea Snipe", Disembarked Brisbane 4th June 1944 | |
| 30 May 1944: | Embarked Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, VX18592, Field Company Engineers, Embarked Lae per "Sea Snipe", disembarked Brisbane 4th June 1944. | |
| 25 Oct 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Sapper, VX18592, Field Company Engineers, 2/9 | |
| 25 Oct 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX18592 | |
| Date unknown: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V34754 |
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