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STANFORD, Gordon
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX8797 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 13 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Southburg, Norfolk, England, 9 September 1917 |
| Home Town: | Cookes Plains, The Coorong, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Share Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, New Guinea, 11 December 1943, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section B. Plot 2. Row B. Grave 26. Inscription: "A BRAVE SOLDIER AT REST. HIS LOVING WIFE IRENE". |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cooke Plains Honour Roll, Cooke Plains WW2 Memorial Tennis Courts, Karoonda Oval Memorial Gates, Karoonda Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 13 Jul 1940: | Enlisted SX8797, Wayville, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, SX8797 | |
| 14 Jul 1940: | Involvement Lieutenant, SX8797, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Dec 1943: | Involvement Lieutenant, SX8797, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
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