Francis MCCABE

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Service Number:	SX6415
Enlisted:	22 June 1940
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer Class 2
Last Unit:	2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Glascow, Scotland, 14 March 1907
Home Town:	Goodwood, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Insurance Agent
Died:	Died of wounds, New Guinea, 4 December 1943, aged 36 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery S. C. 16. Papua New Guinea
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

2 Jun 1940:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal
22 Jun 1940:	Involvement Warrant Officer Class 2, SX6415, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
22 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, SX6415, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion
6 Aug 1940:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant
27 Jul 1942:	Wounded Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant
1 Jul 1943:	Promoted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2
3 Dec 1943:	Wounded Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Warrant Officer Class 2, SX6415, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Died of Wounds on 4 December 1943

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