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MCKERLIE, Jim
Personal Details
| Service Number: | WX22066 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 October 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 9 April 1911 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School, South Australia - 9th Grade |
| Occupation: | Milk Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 28 May 1945, aged 34 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot MM. Row B. Grave 11. Personal Inscription ~ "HIS DUTY NOBLY DONE...OUR BELOVED HUSBAND AND DAD" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Oct 1942: | Involvement Private, WX22066 | |
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| 20 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Claremont, WA | |
| 20 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WX22066 | |
| 13 May 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 2nd/4th Infantry Battalion |
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