Gerald Joseph HORGAN

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Service Number:	S39005
Enlisted:	18 October 1941, Whyalla, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	61 Infantry Battalion AMF
Born:	Bundaleer, South Australia, Australia , 17 November 1918
Home Town:	Whyalla (Formerly Hummock's Hill), Whyalla, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer, (B.H.P.) Broken Hill Proprietary Ltd, Whyalla
Died:	Died of wounds, Bougainville, Solomon Islands, Pacific Islands, 1 February 1945, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea CWGC Grave No: Section A. Plot 4. Row A. Grave 24. Inscription: "LOVED SON OF CHRISTOPHER AND THE LATE ANNE OF STREAKY BAY, S.A.".
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 61st Infantry Battalion Queensland Cameron Highlanders Roll of Honour, Colonel Light Gardens St Therese Catholic Church - Stations of the Cross, Rocky Creek 61st Infantry Battalion Queensland Cameron Highlanders

18 Oct 1941:	Involvement Private, S39005
18 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Whyalla, SA
18 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S39005, 61 Infantry Battalion AMF
Date unknown:	Involvement

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