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PLACE, Walter Gilroy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | SX12532 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 3 May 1941, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Quorn, South Australia, Australia, 22 August 1918 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, New Guinea, 21 June 1943, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Number ~ Plot N. Row B. Grave 2. Personal Inscription ~ "LOVED IN LIFE..HONORED IN DEATH" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beltana WW2 Roll of Honour, Kingoonya & Tarcoola Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 May 1941: | Involvement Private, SX12532 | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 May 1941: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 3 May 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, SX12532, 2nd/6th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement |
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