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MORTER, Francis Howchin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX16560 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 20 January 1942, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Brigade (2/AIF) |
| Born: | North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 11 January 1921 |
| Home Town: | Wayville, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Apprentice Compositor. |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Britain, Pacific Islands, 13 April 1945, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Grave Reference, Location ~ Plot F. Row D. Grave 6. Personal Inscription ~ "LOVING SON OF MARY AND HOWCHIN MORTER. REQUIESCAT IN PACE". |
| Memorials: | Adelaide SA Government Printing Office WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cooke Plains Honour Roll, Cooke Plains WW2 Memorial Tennis Courts |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 20 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
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| 20 Jan 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX16560, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Aug 1944: | Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lance Corporal, 16th Infantry Brigade (2/AIF) |
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