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SUTTON, Laurence James
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | TX3104, TX3014 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 June 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Craftsman |
| Last Unit: | Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 5 April 1914 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Mechanic |
| Died: | Natural Causes, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 23 June 1982, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa War Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania Monumental, Section A14, 149 |
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Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, TX3104 | |
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| 5 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Craftsman, TX3104, 7th Division Supply Column AASC, Units Served - 1) 5/6/1940 - 7th Australian Infantry Division Ammunition Company - formed in May 1940 at Brighton, Tasmania, as part of the Australian Army Service Corps (AASC). It provided essential ammunition supply to the 7th Division, serving in the Middle East — including Palestine, Syria and Lebanon. 2) 13/1/1942 - No.4 Company AASC 3) 7/3/1944 - 2nd Australian Beach Workshop | |
| 18 Oct 1940: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Craftsman, TX3014, 7th Division Supply Column AASC, Middle East / Mediterranean Theatre, 7th Australian Infantry Division Ammunition Company 18/10/1940 - Embarked from Sydney on RMT "Queen Mary" for the Middle East. 24/11/1940 - Disembarked Middle East - Kantara, Egypt Service locations - Egypt, Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, and Libya 30/1/1942 - Embarked from Middle East on HMT Governor 21/03/1942 - Disembarked from HMT Governor in Australia - Adelaide Hills - Woodside | |
| 16 Mar 1945: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Craftsman, TX3104, Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Borneo - Operation Oboe May - August 1945, 2nd Australian Beach Workshop 16/3/1945 - Embarked from Cairns on USAT "Sea Barb" for staging point at Morotai, Borneo. 9/7/45 - Embarked from Morotai on LST-395 for Balikpapan, Borneo (Battle of Balikpapan) 20/11/1945 - Returned to Australia |
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Laurence James Sutton was born in Launceston in 1914, married in 1936 and had four children (1 son and 3 daughters). He lived all of his life around the Launceston area. He served from 1940-1945, in Middle East and Borneo.
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